Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
June 1, 2009
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Investigators may never confirm the source of H1N1, but the outbreak lead to more research dollars.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
May 26, 2009
A new software program has been developed that will help dairy farmers troubleshoot and reduce lameness in their herds.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
May 11, 2009
Fever ticks continue to spread in Texas despite a quarantine, officials report.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
May 9, 2009
National Report -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to know more about organic dairy farming and whether it's as healthy for cows as it is for people.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
May 3, 2009
Washington -- The cost of implementing a National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in the cattle sector is $175.9 million annually, which represents 91.5 percent of the total cost of the program, according to a study released by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
May 3, 2009
Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will hold a series of listening sessions on the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) this month.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
May 1, 2009
Washington -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a final guidance document April 30 about the substances prohibited for use in animal feed, relating to its new rule to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
May 1, 2009
National Report -- The pleading of agriculture groups against using the term "swine flu" for the new multi-species strain of swine influenza got results. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced they would now refer to the pandemic-causing virus as influenza A/H1N1.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
April 30, 2009
The first full genome of a female Hereford cow has been sequenced.
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