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Categories: Veterinary News
World Veterinary Agency to Probe Meat-Climate Link
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Agence France Presse element --> (PARIS) - The world's top authority in farm animal health announced on Thursday it would launch a study into the role of meat in climate change. [more]
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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pet Frogs
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Salt Lake Tribune element --> By Ellen Gibson (Bloomberg News) A 31-state salmonella outbreak first detected in Utah was linked to pet frogs, U.S. health officials said Thursday, suggesting that public-health efforts to educate children about the proper handling of reptiles should be expanded to amphibians. [more]
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Deadly 'Cattle Plague' Set to Be Wiped Out: World Farm Agency
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Agence France Presse element --> (PARIS) - A cattle disease that has been a curse for millennia is likely to be declared eradicated next year thanks to a global vaccination campaign, the world's paramount veterinary agency said on Thursday. [more]
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Ecownomics
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Economist element --> Farmers are generally expected to be milkers and hay-stackers, not managers. The nursery rhyme about the farmer in the dell does not include a verse about the farmer calculating the net present value of any one of his cows. Yet such financial quantifications are as useful for the farm as for any other independent business; and the work of David Galligan makes those calculations much easier. [more]
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Fla.'s Big Chill: Iguanas Drop, Manatees Huddle
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Yahoo! News element --> By Tamara Lush (A.P.) (APOLLO BEACH, Fla.) - Frigid temperatures across Florida drove hundreds of manatees to balmy waters outside a power plant, shocked endangered sea turtles off the coast and even sent cold-blooded iguanas tumbling from trees. [more]
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Pair of Rare Birds Raising Chick at Tampa Zoo
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Tampa Tribune (Fla.) element --> By Beth Gaddis (TAMPA) - A pair of rare birds at Lowry Park Zoo is doing something no other pair has done in North America. They're raising a chick. [more]
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AVMA IN THE NEWS: Livestock Groups Oppose Animal Antibiotic Ban
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Capital Press element --> By Carol Ryan Dumas . ... Animal antibiotics go through a more stringent process of approval than human drugs, he said. Livestock groups, industry and the American Veterinary Medical Association have long endorsed judicious use of those products. ... [more]
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AVMA IN THE NEWS: Cats Get No Respect
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Chicago Now element --> By Steve Dale . ... There are 81 million pet cats, and 72 million dogs, according to the AVMA. Yet, the average cat visits the veterinarian less than half as often as the average dog. ... [more]
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AVMA IN THE NEWS: Inventor of Artificial Dog Testicles Creates Canine Ear Implants for Floppy Ears
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Inventor Spot element --> . ... Ear cropping and tail docking are, in fact, considered inhumane by many animal rights organizations in the U.S., including the Humane Society. Vets are not even trained to conduct these procedures and the American Veterinary Medical Association has strongly opposed ear cropping, tail docking, and other primarily cosmetic procedures. Many European and other countries have totally banned ear cropping and tail docking. ... [more]
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AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS: Lawmaker: Don't Cater to Extreme Animal Rights' Groups
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Tulsa Beacon (Okla.) element --> . ... As a result of those actions and the questionable legality of several appointments to the OSU Board of Regents, state Rep. Phil Richardson said several regents may have to be replaced. ... [more]
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AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS: Disease Reported in Nevada's Bighorn Sheep
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Reno Gazette-Journal (Nev.) element --> ". ... Samples have been taken from seven animals and sent to Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory for analysis," said Peregrine Wolff, NDOW veterinarian. ... [more]
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AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS: When a Cat or Dog Won't Do...
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Providence Journal (R.I.) element --> By Thomas J. Morgan . ... Scott N. Marshall, the state veterinarian, is the DEM's point man for shepherding exotics. ... [more]
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AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS: Arrest Made in Horse Attack
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Atlanta Journal-Constitution element --> By Alexis Stevens . ... The 8-year-old horse, named Misty, underwent four hours of surgery following the attack. Newnan veterinarian Jason McClendon, who specializes in horses, performed the surgery in the pasture, said Teresa Padovano, daughter-in-law of the horse's owners. ... [more]
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AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS: An Almost Fatal Attraction
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Alexandria Echo Press (Minn.) element --> By Jo Colvin . ... After a couple days of vomiting, 9-month-old Daisy started to shiver and shake, so a worried Qualls called Dr. Bill Kraker, a veterinarian at Alexandria's Animal Doctor. A routine exam showed nothing out of the ordinary, so Kraker took an X-ray of Daisy. ... [more]
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AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS: Pit Bull Pup Survives Hard-to-Believe Journey
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> NBCWashington.com element --> By Arlene Borenstein . ... Veterinarian Susan Steinkamp said he had lost 20 pounds while stranded and survived by eating snow and drinking from freezing puddles. ... [more]
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AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS: Even a Fur Coat Doesn't Quite Cut It in This Cold Snap
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Sarasota Herald Tribune (Fla.) element --> By Kim Hackett ". ... It really depends on what they're climatized to," said Edward Cole, a veterinarian at Gulf Gate Animal Hospital. ... [more]
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AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS: Don't Forget Pets in the Cold
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> KSAL-TV (Kan.) element --> By Todd Pittenger Cold weather is here, and experts urge everyone not to forget the smallest members of the family, the family pet. Dr. Susan Nelson, veterinarian and clinical assistant professor at Kansas State University encourages pet owners to be alert to seasonal health issues, especially as the temperature drops. [more]
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AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS: The Coldest Spot in Iowa Eager to Relinquish Title
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> Des Moines Register element --> By Reid Forgrave . ... It means veterinarian Jack Johnson does all he can to keep his needles and syringes warm. But if it's below 10 degrees like it's been all week, it means postponing things like cattle vaccinations. ... [more]
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AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS: Local 4-H'ers to Learn From Veterinarian Next Four Saturdays
AVMA News Bytes - Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:00
element --> The Observer (N.Y.) element --> . ... These classes will be taught by local veterinarian Mary Fales, who continues to volunteer her time in support of youth development. ... [more]
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