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• Good Practice Guide To Handling Veterinary Waste - British Veterinary Association
  Sun, 29 June 2008
  The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched its new 'Good Practice Guide to Handling Veterinary Waste' consisting of a poster and web advice. Produced in association with the BSAVA and Goat Veterinary Society, and supported by The Environment Agency, the poster, alongside further detailed information on the BVA w ...
• Latest AVMA Podcast Features Fourth Of July Pet Safety Tips
  Sun, 29 June 2008
  The sensory extravaganza of Fourth of July fireworks can be a nightmare of loud, unpredictable sounds and flashes of light for our pets, who are best left safe at home with plenty of water, soothing background noise and, if necessary, appropriate anxiety medication prescribed by a veterinarian. This is the advice given by Dr.
• American Veterinary Medical Association Condemns Abuse Of Cattle Shown In New Video
  Fri, 27 June 2008
  Upon learning of disturbing new footage showing cattle abused at a Portales, N.M., livestock auction, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) strongly condemned the cruelty and issued a call for stricter adherence to humane animal handling guidelines and standards. In a statement released on its
• AVMA Testifies On Antimicrobial Resistance Before Senate Committee
  Fri, 27 June 2008
  The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, addressing the preventative use of antimicrobials in food animals and reiterating the necessity of antibiotic use in livestock for ensuring food safety. Dr. Lyle P.
• First Investigation Of The Collagen D-Band Ultrastructure In Fossilized Vertebrate Integ ...
  Fri, 27 June 2008
  Ichthyosaurs are the most publicized of the extinct marine reptiles not least because they have a striking resemblance to modern dolphins. A complex fibre system in the skin of ichthyosaurs also bears close similarities with that of fast swimming dolphins, sharks and tuna. In the modern-day groups this fibre meshwork compri ...
• Latest American Veterinary Medical Association Podcast Features Fourth Of July Pet Safet ...
  Fri, 27 June 2008
  (SCHAUMBURG, Ill.) June 26, 2008 -The sensory extravaganza of Fourth of July fireworks can be a nightmare of loud, unpredictable sounds and flashes of light for our pets, who are best left safe at home with plenty of water, soothing background noise and, if necessary, appropriate anxiety medication prescribed by a veterinari ...
• Splenic Ellipsoids Might Be Significant In The Early Development Of AA Amyloidosis
  Fri, 27 June 2008
  During the course of her PhD studies, Randi Sorby demonstrated that ellipsoids, small filtering units for blood in the spleen, might be significant in the development of AA amyloidosis. AA amyloidosis is a potential complication of chronic inflammation or infection, for example, rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis, and is ...
• Pigs Prefer 3 Square Meals A Day
  Wed, 25 June 2008
  Pigs raised in conventional indoor pens have different feeding patterns from those raised under more natural conditions. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica shows that while pigs in the wild spend much time searching for food and eat little and often, the preferred feeding ...
• Newly Approved Ocular Safety Methods Reduce Animal Testing
  Tue, 24 June 2008
  Federal regulatory agencies have accepted recommendations of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) for two methods that can reduce live animal use for ocular safety testing, the committee announced. ICCVAM is a permanent interagency committee composed of representatives from ...
• FDA Requests Seizure Of Animal Food Products At PETCO Distribution Center
  Mon, 23 June 2008
  Recently, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Marshals seized various animal food products stored under unsanitary conditions at the PETCO Animal Supplies Distribution Center located in Joliet, Ill., pursuant to a warrant issued by the United States District Court in Chicago. U.S. Marshals sei ...