AVC
AVC honors Apley
The Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC) last week honored Mike Apley, DVM, PhD, DACVCP, with its annual Distinguished Service Award, citing his dedicated service to the organization and the beef industry overall.
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Vote! Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame
Voting for the 3rd annual Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame has begun. The award honors one beef and one dairy veterinarian who have made a significant impact on and contributions to their industry.
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Register now for Spring AVC
Registration is now open for the April 11-13 Academy of Veterinary Consultants meeting in Norman, Okla.
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AVC Outstanding Service Award nominees due March 1
The Academy of Veterinary Consultants reminds its members that nominations for the AVC Outstanding Service Award, sponsored by Merck Animal Health, are due by March 1.
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AVC grants and Armstrong Scholarship
Attention veterinary students! There is still time to apply for Academy of Veterinary Consultants externship grants as well as the Dr. Douglas A. Armstrong Scholarship, but you must act fast — the deadline is Jan.31.
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Dealing with drought-stressed calves
Missouri veterinarian Dr. Dan Goehl outlines health challenges in calves shipped to stocker operations this fall, and nutritional priorities for cow-calf producers.
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Some key points on beef cattle minerals
At last week’s Academy of Veterinary Consultants’ winter meeting in Denver, Connie K. Larson, PhD, Zinpro Performance Minerals, discussed mineral supplementation in beef cattle.
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AVC rocks the Rockies
The Academy of Veterinary Consultants’ winter meeting set a record of more than 300 veterinarians in attendance last week in Denver. Now in its 40th year, the AVC is group made up of primarily feedlot and cow-calf veterinarians.
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Lukasiewicz is AVC Consultant of the Year
"Doc Kip" was honored by his peers at AVC for his work in the beef cattle industry.
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Media training part 2: Don't break into jail
Most people dread public speaking and probably more of them dread giving an interview to a member of the media, especially on a controversial or complex topic.
But food-animal veterinarians are increasingly being asked for their views on topics such as animal health, activists' claims, food safety and more.
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Elanco’s Young Leaders at AVC
Elanco Animal Health hosted 21 veterinary students at their Young Leaders leadership program ahead of the Academy of Veterinary Consultants summer meeting in August. Elanco’s Dave McClary, DVM, MS, explains what the program is all about.
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