AVMA News
APRIL 9, 2024
In an effort to prevent domestic cattle from being exposed to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI, more specifically avian influenza Type A H5N1), 17 states have restricted cattle importations from states where the virus is known to have infected dairy cows.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2024
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Sales and Marketing Management
APRIL 22, 2024
Chief marketing officers are being asked to show measurable results of their budget. That's a positive thing. The post How to Align with CFOs in a ‘Show Me’ Year for B2B Marketers appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
SalesFuel
APRIL 30, 2024
Is the lack of employee engagement linked to your team management style? To answer this question, you could survey team members for their honest input. But since employees generally fear retribution for being honest, you may need to go into stealth mode. I’m not talking about spying on your employees’ breakroom conversations or their chats on the in-office messaging system.
AVMA News
APRIL 4, 2024
A herd of dairy cattle in Ohio has been infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), increasing the number of states with dairy operations affected by the virus to six.
AVMA News
APRIL 22, 2024
The AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) has received a letter of intent from a group of veterinarians wishing to seek recognition for a clinical wildlife practice specialty within the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. The ABVS will accept public comment on the proposal through July 31.
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AVMA News
APRIL 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is starting to require negative tests for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian influenza type A H5N1) in dairy cattle before interstate travel. Further, HPAI will become a reportable disease in dairy cattle. Both changes are effective April 29. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also confirmed that it has found remnants of HPAI virus in commercially available milk.
AVMA News
APRIL 22, 2024
For veterinary students, the heavy workload and long hours during clinical veterinary training appear to be the major stressor. However, certain groups of students seem to be affected by this pressure more than others, indicating a potential need for more targeted and intensified support.
AVMA News
APRIL 26, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule on April 23 banning noncompete clauses nationwide. The commission voted to approve the final rule 3-2, after determining that it violates Section 5 of the FTC Act, which prohibits “unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.” The final rule is set to become effective 120 days after publication in the Federal Register.
AVMA News
APRIL 29, 2024
Researchers at Hill’s Pet Nutrition and elsewhere have spent decades gathering data about food palatability and investigating why pets have certain taste preferences. Results from this research are helping veterinarians ensure their patients eat and enjoy their food, even those with dietary restrictions, food sensitivities, and health conditions that affect appetite.
AVMA News
APRIL 9, 2024
The 2024 Student AVMA Symposium, co-hosted by Lincoln Memorial University and the University of Tennessee, took place March 14-17 at the Knoxville Convention Center.
AVMA News
APRIL 30, 2024
Colorado recently enacted two bills related to veterinary medicine: one dealing with telehealth and the other on scope of practice for veterinary technicians. Gov. Jared Polis signed these into law on April 19 and March 22, respectively, after both bills received strong bicameral and bipartisan support.
AVMA News
APRIL 19, 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its updated list of medically important antimicrobials. Published February 8, the WHO List of Medically Important Antimicrobials adds new categories on the basis of their importance in human medicine, risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the potential human health implications of inappropriate use in nonhuman sectors, particularly in animal agriculture.
AVMA News
APRIL 3, 2024
The National Academies of Practice, an interdisciplinary organization of health care practitioners and scholars, accepted 15 new fellows of the Veterinary Medicine Academy. This year's awards were presented on March 16 during a ceremony in Jacksonville, Florida. In addition, 10 individuals were added as new professional members of the academy in the veterinary medicine category.
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AVMA News
APRIL 1, 2024
The AVMA Council on Education has scheduled site visits to 13 schools and colleges of veterinary medicine for the remainder of 2024.
AVMA News
APRIL 30, 2024
Dr. Jasmin Paris, a veterinarian from the United Kingdom, made history this spring as the first woman to complete the Barkley Marathons, an ultramarathon at Frozen Head Park in Wartburg, Tennessee.
AVMA News
APRIL 16, 2024
A new task force, proposed by the AVMA Veterinary Specialty Organizations Committee (VSOC) and approved by the Board during its April 5 meeting in Schaumburg, Illinois, establishes an entity tasked with identifying—and proposing solutions for—issues limiting the number of veterinary specialists seeking careers in veterinary academia.
AVMA News
APRIL 2, 2024
The AVMA will be celebrating National Pet Week, held this year from May 5-11, with themes for each day of the week.
AVMA News
APRIL 4, 2024
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) held its 69th annual convention from November 29-December 3, 2023, in San Diego. The association presented awards and seated new officials.
AVMA News
APRIL 11, 2024
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians held its 55th annual meeting from February 24-27 in Nashville, Tennessee. The association presented awards and seated new officials.
AVMA News
APRIL 17, 2024
A memorandum of understanding between the U.S. departments of agriculture and justice means greater collaboration and coordination when investigating and prosecuting Animal Welfare Act violations.
AVMA News
APRIL 25, 2024
Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, April 25, 2024
AVMA News
APRIL 23, 2024
Dr. Henry E. Childers, a Rhode Island practitioner and former president of the AVMA and the American Hospital Association, died April 15, 2024. He was 93. Dr. Childers was respected throughout the veterinary profession.
AVMA News
APRIL 18, 2024
The Oregon VMA (OVMA) held its Oregon Veterinary Conference from March 1-3 in Corvallis. The OVMA presented awards and seated new officials.
AVMA News
APRIL 11, 2024
Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, April 11, 2024
AVMA News
APRIL 18, 2024
The 29th International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium was held September 7-11, 2023, in Aurora, Colorado. Several organizations presented awards and seated new officials.
AVMA News
APRIL 17, 2024
The AVMA Board of Directors in April made several appointments to AVMA committees, including the Animal Welfare Committee and Committee on Antimicrobials.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2024
I’ve been a regular visitor to the island of Cyprus for over 25 years, making around a dozen trips during this period, every one in search of birds. Tucked away at the extreme eastern end of the Mediterranean, Cyprus is regarded politically as part of Europe, but when it comes to birds it’s very much Middle Eastern in flavour, with a number of species that are hard or even impossible to find in Europe, plus a trio of endemics.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 19, 2024
Most weeks, I can blog about going somewhere a bit more exotic, and seeing something a bit more unusual for me. But this week, I had no car to drive, so I had to go on foot to the nature reserve on the far side of our neighborhood. This place, called Los Filtros Viejos (the Old Filters) because it used to be Morelia’s main water source, is actually a great place for birding.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2024
There are a few spectacles in the birding community that are high energy, happen quickly, and is worth any effort to experience it. One such experience is a bird grounding event, sometimes called a fallout. A fallout is usually reserved for more significant events, but there is no true gauge as to one versus the other. Warblers, thrushes, buntings, and other migrants move across the Gulf of Mexico in an extremely stressful, marathon flight from the Yucatan Peninsula to the Gulf Coast of Texas, L
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