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Be a 'green' veterinarian by improving efficiency
It may come as a surprise to learn that a majority of milk’s “carbon footprint” occurs in one particular area — the milk-production stage.
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Practicing beyond the chute
Is your beef cattle practice poised to change with the times and the ever-changing beef industry?
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Key performance indicators
Benchmarks compare performance to some standard which can be used to indicate performance, profitability and if efforts to improve are effective.
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Livestock critical to human health and global food security
Livestock production is critical to the food security and livelihood of the world’s population. And livestock may be even more important for the people in the world’s poorest societies.
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Veterinarians’ role to grow in ensuring judicious drug use
Veterinarians will become increasingly more involved with judicius use of antimicrobials in food animals.
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Flaming sand bedding can reduce pathogens
Research conducted at The Ohio State University tested the efficiency of using propane fueled flame as a means to sanitize recycled sand used as free stall bedding.
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Candid shots from AABP
Here were some of the other awards and activities from the 44th Annual American Association of Bovine Practitioners meeting held Sept. 22-24 in St. Louis.
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2011 AABP Awards
These awards were presented to AABP members at the AABP business luncheon Sept. 24.
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Upson/Amstutz are first Hall-of-Famers
Dan Upson, DVM, PhD, and Harold Amstutz, DVM, were the first recipients of the inaugural Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame for beef and dairy veterinarians, respectively.
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DCHA Gold Standards updated
Heifer grower Vance Kells gives an update on finding the new DCHA Gold Standards.
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Pfizer/AABP veterinary student scholarships
Twenty-three students received scholarship in 2011; more than $300,000 has been awarded to 63 students since 2009.
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