Reduce Antibiotics For Animal Growth Urges FDA

In the interests of human health, the US Food and Drug Administration is urging farmers and veterinarians to reduce their use of antibiotics in spurring growth of food-producing animals. The FDA issued draft guidance on Monday that outlines the agency’s current thinking on why antibiotics that are “important for therapeutic use in humans” should be [...]

AVMA Seeks Member Input To Shape Strategic Plan

Medical News Today, The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is asking for input from its members to help shape the future of the association and the profession. The AVMA is initiating this “Future Critical Issues Scan” as part of its ongoing effort to reevaluate and revise its strategic plan, which was last approved by the [...]

BVA Sends Strong Message On Anthelmintic Use, UK

Medical News Today, The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a guidance poster containing powerful messages to vets to encourage the responsible use of anthelmintics in grazing animals, following ongoing concern about the development of resistance to these medicines. Anthelmintics are used throughout the world for the treatment of worms and other endoparasites in sheep, [...]

Butler Animal Health, Henry Schein combination complete

Source: DVM 360, Melville, N.Y., and Dublin, Ohio — Today, Henry Schein, Inc., and Butler Animal Health Supply announced that they have closed the transactions to form Butler Schein Animal Health. The new company combines Henry Schein’s U.S. Animal Health businesses with Butler Animal Health Supply to become the leading U.S. companion animal health distribution [...]

Animal Welfare Organisations Promote Guidance On Buying A New Dog

Animal welfare organisations have united to send a strong message to potential dog owners to do their homework before buying a new dog or puppy. The Blue Cross, British Veterinary Association (BVA), BVA Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF), Companion Animal Welfare Council (CAWC), Defra, Dogs Trust, Kennel Club, PDSA, RSPCA and the Universities Federation for [...]

The Only H1N1 Vaccine Available For Swine Produced And Shipped By Iowa State Researcher

Medical News Today, The only swine vaccine available for the H1N1 virus has been sent to vaccinate a swine herd infected with the virus. The vaccination marks the first time vaccine has been sent to a swine herd diagnosed with the pandemic flu. Iowa State University’s Hank Harris, professor of animal science, developed the vaccine [...]

AVMA Ed Re-Launched With Cutting-Edge Upgrades

After a successful first year, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has upgraded AVMA Ed with better video, faster downloads, clearer programs and improved audio. AVMA Ed was originally launched on Dec. 1, 2008, and since then almost 2,500 veterinarians have used the innovative online service to meet their professional continuing education (CE) requirements, to [...]

Vets Welcome Step Towards Badger Cull In Wales

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the TB Eradication (Wales) Order 2009, laid today, which will give the Welsh Assembly Government the legal powers to use culling and vaccination of badgers as part of the tuberculosis eradication programme in Wales. The move comes after a 14-week public consultation carried out by the Welsh Assembly [...]

ACVIM to update mitral-valve consensus statement

Montreal, Canada — An updated mitral-valve disease consensus statement was presented at this month’s American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) meeting in Montreal. The statement will be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (JVIM.) The original mitral-valve consensus statement was put out three years ago in Kentucky, but [...]

British Veterinary Association Calls For Independent Review Of The Breeding Of Dogs

Following discussion at its Ethics and Welfare Group the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called for an independent review of the breeding of dogs as well as the permanent identification of all registered pedigree dogs. Speaking today (Tuesday) BVA President Nicky Paul said: “The BVA believes that now is the ideal time to seize the [...]

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