AVMA News
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Summary: As of early December, cases of canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) have been seen by veterinarians in multiple states. While nationwide numbers are not known, Colorado, New Hampshire, and Oregon officials are working with state and federal veterinary diagnostic laboratories to determine the underlying cause or causes.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Birdwatchers love making lists, with the year list one of the most important. In my younger days I always kept year lists: my best ever year was 1986, when I topped the 1,000 mark thanks to trips to Australia, Kenya and various European destinations. It’s a total I’ve never approached since, which might explain why in recent years I stopped counting.
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Sales and Marketing Management
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Misalignment between sales and marketing continues to drag on performance of these crucial functions. Here's how to get them working together. The post Marketing and Sales Still Aren’t Aligned appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this November approved Bonqat, a nerve pain medication for cats to alleviate acute anxiety and fear associated with transportation and veterinary visits.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Dr. Kwane Stewart, the founder of Project Street Vet, was voted CNN’s Hero of the Year and will receive a $100,000 prize and an additional $300,000 from the Elevate Prize Foundation to continue his work providing veterinary care for pets of those experiencing homelessness.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on December 14 announced it has issued nine warning letters to manufacturers and distributors of unapproved and misbranded medically important antimicrobial animal drugs for violating federal law.
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AVMA News
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Chewy will be opening a handful of veterinary clinics in 2024, starting in South Florida and Denver. The company is launching the practices under the brand name “Chewy Vet Care,” which will offer services including routine appointments, urgent care, and surgery.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The ongoing outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus seen throughout the world is unlike previous HPAI outbreaks in terms of severity and the wide range of bird species it infects. Vaccines are being considered among other possible solutions.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The AVMA House of Delegates, during its regular winter session, being held January 5-6, 2024, in Chicago, will vote on six resolutions that would amend AVMA policies. These policies deal with noncommercial transportation of pets, management of dog and cat populations, and raw pet food diets, among other issues.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Summary: The American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners (AASRP) held its annual meeting virtually on August 16. The AASRP presented an award and seated new officials.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The 23rd annual AVMA Animal Welfare Assessment Contest, or AWJAC, took place November 17-19 at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Participants completed in-person assessments of the welfare of animals in a variety of scenarios, including laboratory rats, farmed bison, cage-free laying hens, and tortoises in a zoo.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
New listings are posted in the AVMA Animal Health Studies Database, including a study evaluating a monoclonal antibody treatment in combination with radiation therapy in dogs with oral malignant melanoma.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Phi Zeta, the international honor society of veterinary medicine, recently presented the 2023 Research Manuscript Awards to Drs. Kristin Bowers and William Crosby.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The South Carolina Association of Veterinarians (SCAV) held its annual meeting from November 9-12, 2023, in Spartanburg. The SCAV presented awards and seated new officials.
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AVMA News
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The Massachusetts VMA (MVMA) held a celebration to honor the recipients of its Distinguished Service and Merit awards on October 28, 2023, in Cape Cod.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Technological developments can help many areas of practice management. It’s just a matter of taking the time and effort to make it happen, according to panelists at the “Veterinary Medicine, Innovation, and Technology” session at the 2023 AVMA Veterinary Business and Economic Forum, held virtually October 24-25.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Kenneth Adler, PhD, professor of cell biology at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, and Masanobu Yamamoto, adjunct professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, will be inducted as fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, December 21, 2023
AVMA News
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Andrew Busch, an economic futurist, consultant, and speaker, anticipates the U.S. economy bottoming out at the end of 2024 after hitting peak growth this year. However, Busch doesn’t foresee a recession, partly because of strong employment numbers. He was a keynote speaker at the 2023 AVMA Veterinary Business and Economic Forum, held virtually October 24-25.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The AVMA is granting honor roll status to 1,065 members beginning in 2024.
AVMA News
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Summary: Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, December 7, 2023
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 27, 2023
“Stop paddling. Quiet now!” Hissed our guide as the canoe rounded a bend in the blackwaters canal which connects the Rio Napo with the oxbow lake where our lodge was located. Everything stopped. I was as quiet as a church mouse, waked the camera and let the lens rest on my lap. We were in the remote Amazonian forests and not a sound was to be heard except for the rhythmical dripping of water from the raised paddles.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2023
As mentioned in my previous post , we were hosted for an afternoon session at Jonathan ‘s farm. Coming off a high from our morning boat ride, excitement was high as we pulled into the farm compound. Being relatively close to the city is a bit misleading, as this may lead one to think that the area is devoid of life – but let this be a gentle reminder that Guyana is 85% forested!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Did you know that my wife actually invented the binocular spotting scope? I lack proof of this but she did, honestly. As a scout would say “On my honour it is so”. Seriously though, we were walking our dog at the local park when out of the blue she said (and she is not into birding at all) “ You know what would be great. If that telescope thingamajig of yours had two eyepieces instead of one.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2023
Well, writing posts for 10,000 Birds is probably not the right way to get there. But if you are interested in birds and think you might enjoy writing blog posts for our site – either occasionally or regularly – please contact us. We are still looking for writers. The post Want to be famous? first appeared on 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 2, 2023
The Dutch Island of Texel is well-known amongst European birders due to the exciting number and quality of birds it attracts during spring and autumn migration times. Although not as exciting as Helgoland, which I covered here recently , Texel is an excellent location in its own right. I spent three full days on Texel in late October, which was just about enough to cover this surprisingly large island.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Though I find beauty in every season, winter isn’t my favourite time of the year. The days are too short, the weather often unpleasant, so when a sunny day comes along, I like to make the most of it. Yesterday was one of those all-too-rare sunny days, and though the temperature never reached double figures Centigrade, there was little or no wind, so it didn’t feel colder than it was.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 25, 2023
Like the recently posted entry on birding Kabul, this isn’t really much of a birding post – it features just two or three really bad (= taken with a mobile phone; = I do not really want these photos to be associated with me as a bird photographer at all bad) photos. So, be prepared to look at a few awful bird photos and quite a few somewhat better (but still taken with a mobile phone) photos of Afghanistan, and a bit of covert advertising at the end – or skip reading this post
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Well, I have been away from this site, for far too long. I’m sorry. And since I suspect there may be others out there who, like I, feel something of a personal connection with 10,000 Birds’ regular writers, I feel the need to explain my absence. If you don’t wish to read all this personal stuff, please do jump to the bottom of this post, to get to the feathered stuff.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2023
The Tagus estuary ( Estuário do Tejo ) is a very important stop-over on the E ast Atlantic Flyway. The birding delights of the estuary are a 30-minute drive from the Lisbon international airport. So close, you would think there’s nothing one can do to improve the location of this fantastic birding spot. However, the Portuguese government thinks otherwise and intends to put the international airport on top of the birding – indeed much closer and yet, not an improvement.
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