AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The Zoo and Aquarium Radiology Database (ZARD), housed at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, is an online reference tool of thousands of digital radiographs and CT scans preapproved by board-certified veterinary radiologists as “normal” for each species.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
An early morning rise with a departure from home at 0530 hours is how last Sunday started. Our aim was a two-hour drive to the town of Rota on the SW Atlantic coast of Spain. With luck, we might have enough time to grab some breakfast in the port café before we embarked.
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Reddit Animals
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
People just laugh when I try to explain it, but, dude, it's like. turtles, man. I can't stand them. It's not even just about hating them because they're slow or whatever; it’s like they’ve become this symbol of everything wrong with the world. People think they’re so peaceful, like, "Oh, look, turtles just minding their business, taking their time.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
New bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress would help Americans manage the costs of veterinary care and pet insurance by authorizing tax-advantaged health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts for pets and service animals.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian influenza type A H5N1), continues among U.S. dairy cattle after its initial discovery in that species this spring.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) is honoring veterinary technicians during National Veterinary Technician Week, which is October 13-19 this year. The theme is “Credentialed Veterinary Technicians Change Lives.
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AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
The AVMA has updated its disaster preparedness guides that help not only pet owners but also farmers be ready to safeguard their animals in the event of extreme weather events or human-made disasters.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Through a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), The Wildlife Confiscations Network lessens the logistical burden of searching for appropriate placement of trafficked animals.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking meat and poultry producers to take further steps ensuring the veracity of products they market under such claims as “free range” or “raised without antibiotics.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the “Dear Veterinarian” letter on September 4 as a reminder on what veterinarians and nonveterinarians are allowed to do after receiving questions from stakeholders.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Colorado Rep. Karen McCormick spoke with AVMA News about her thoughts on Colorado Proposition #129 and why she believes there’s much better way to support the effectiveness and sustainability of the veterinary workforce.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The latest edition of the AVMA Guidelines for the Humane Slaughter of Animals builds on the original 2016 version, with sections on fur-bearing species and marine animals.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International not only ensures the humane use and treatment of laboratory animals, but also applies its high standards to research programs involving cattle, poultry, and other livestock.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) recently welcomed new diplomates following the board certification examinations it held between June 7-13 in Las Vegas and Lexington, Kentucky.
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AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP), recognized by the American Board of Veterinary Specialties as an AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organization, welcomed a new diplomate following board certification examinations it held virtually in May and June 2024.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The American Veterinary Medical History Society held its annual meeting virtually on July 26. The society seated new officials and presented awards, including the winners of the 2024 J. Fred Smithcors Student Veterinary History Essay Contest.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
This is peak time for the migration of Western Marsh Harriers (Circus aeruginosus) across the Strait of Gibraltar. These birds are heading south-west, many of them crossing the Sahara Desert to wintering grounds in West Africa. Others will spend the winter months north of the desert, in Morocco and in the Iberian Peninsula, where they join the local residents.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
The American Board of Veterinary Toxicology (ABVT) held a hybrid in-person and virtual annual meeting on June 24 in Austin, Texas.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
My apologies for the late posting this week. I thought I should press on with this article and catch up, especially as it’s relevant to what’s happening in the bird world in the Iberian Peninsula at the moment. Last Saturday we had some early rains down here in the south, the first in over three months, but not enough to start the green flush.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
At the moment we are witnessing the peak southward migration of Booted (Hieraaetus pennatus) and Short-toed Snake (Circaetus gallicus) Eagles over the Strait of Gibraltar. These are the two main species, with over 30 thousand of the former and around 20 thousand of the latter crossing in a matter of a few weeks.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
I was brought up in the old school in which the established dogma, when it came to European vultures at least, was that there was a hierarchy when it came to feeding at carcasses. The story went something like this. The largest and most powerful species – the Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) – was the first to arrive.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Here are some of the most recent veterinary clinical studies listed in the AVMA’s Veterinary Clinical Trials Registry—formerly the AVMA Animal Health Studies Database—as of September 2024. Information about participation in the studies is available at the database site.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Few people consider the 11th hour the least bit appealing. However, with just over two hours left to go until this post is supposed to be published, here I am reading 10,000Birds and having a good chuckle here and there – while learning a thing or two. This is the beauty of this blog, and why we’re ranked in the top 10 birding websites according to the future lord of this world, ChatGPT.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
As a small child I was fascinated by animals, but it was when a pair of Blackbirds nested close to the house that I really became interested in birds. I wanted to learn more about them, so my parents gave me the five shillings I needed to buy my first bird book: The Observer’s Book of Birds. This charming little book was first published in 1937: my copy was the new edition, which came out in… Source Birding Birds Brooke Bond tea cards Charles Tunnicliffe Cock of the Rock Observer's B
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The Kinangop Plateau is an area of high-elevation grassland in the Rift Valley region in Kenya. Grasslands are famous for their heated, arid environments, Kinangop differs from most due to the fact that it sits at a comfortable 2,500m above sea level.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
August started how July ended – with a few birds spending their summer in an extremely hot Shanghai. Among them, a Purple Heron alternating between being proudly exposed … … and hiding to the point of being almost invisible.
AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, September 26, 2024
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The “clickbait” title for this post could well have been “The gays are making our bears queer” but no, this is a book review, not a cable news show. It is however, a review with a high potential for offense, hurt feelings and other emotional drama that normally drives us all into fields and woods to watch birds.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Parrots are among the most threatened of all birds – of the 202 parrot species of the Old World and Africa, only a bit more than half (54%) are listed as Least Concern. Furthermore, Indonesia is the country with the highest priority for parrot conservation given the number of species and threats there.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
What is your favorite bird species? I love all birds but the Shoebill is my favorite bird. What is your name, and where do you live? My name is Kenneth Tumusiime, I live in Nyabushozi, Kiruhura District in south-western Uganda near Lake Mburo National Park What are the main regions or locations you cover as a bird guide?
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