Source: DVM Newsmagazine
July 15, 2009
Washington -- With the backing of the Obama administration, a new measure introduced in the U.S. House seeks to ban non-therapeutic uses of antibiotics for food animals because they are too important for human health.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
July 11, 2009
Saskatchewan, Canada -- Canadian public health officials are investigating a new strain of influenza that has sickened two pig farm workers in Saskatchewan.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
July 1, 2009
Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the first license for an antimicrobial pesticide product to deactivate anthrax spores on hard surfaces.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
June 28, 2009
Columbus, Ohio -- A ballot issue that would create a statewide board standardizing livestock housing is a step in the right direction, according to the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA).
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
June 23, 2009
Austin, Texas -- Cattle tuberculosis was confirmed in a west Texas dairy that was placed under quarantine when some animals in the herd responded to a TB test conducted prior to a sale.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
June 18, 2009
A California Senate bill that would have placed limits on antibiotic use in food animals has failed.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
June 12, 2009
Sacramento, Calif. -- As a result of Proposition 2, which bans gestational crates, veal crates and battery cages, the state Legislature is considering a new bill that would limit the import of eggs.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
June 5, 2009
Schaumburg, Ill. -- As demand for seafood continues to grow, so do diseases affecting farmed fish.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
June 1, 2009
Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will host additional listening sessions regarding the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in California, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina and South Dakota.
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