Mar 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
Orlando, Fla. — New graduates pay an average 5.3-percent more for student loans while starting salaries rose 3 percent in 2004.
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DVM predicts interest in new gene pool might soon evaporate; AKC says there's 'enough variety'.
Mar 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
CLEVELAND — "Designer mutts" are making their way into veterinary clinics and a leading geneticist says their long-term health risks are negligible.
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Feb 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
CLEVELAND — Veterinarians often find themselves between a rock and a hard place, compelled morally to report abuse cases and bound legally with the possibilities of civil or criminal prosecution.
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Feb 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
St. Paul, Minn.—The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded University of Minnesota's (UM) College of Veterinary Medicine $4.4 million to study Johne's, thereby naming the institution the national research site for testing the disease in cattle.
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Feb 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
Cleveland — The last legislative session in California passed a law binding veterinarians to report suspicion that a client is an animal hoarder, yet DVMs have no particular training to detect a problem.
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Veterinarians might lose licenses if delinquent on taxes
Jan 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
Eight states currently have the umbrella policy, which combines practitioners in different fields.
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Consumer survey attempts to gauge owner loyalty to pets; healthcare attitudes
Jan 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
DENVER—Veterinarians outrank physicians in number of visits, according to the 2004 National Survey of People and Pet Relationships released by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).
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Jan 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
SCHAUMBURG, ILL.—In a historic move, AVMA has upended long-standing means for debating welfare protocols and instead, instituted an entire division.
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Jan 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
SCHAUMBURG, ILL.—In an effort to streamline its media and public relations output, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) hired a new communications director.
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