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USDA Licenses Diagnostic Kit for Johne's Disease
USDA Licenses Diagnostic Kit for Johne's Disease

The USDA has issued Thermo Fisher Scientific a Veterinary Biological Product License for its Applied Biosystems VetMAX-Gold MAP Detection Kit, a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based solution designed to detec

Q&A: VFD for Cow-Calf Producers
Q&A: VFD for Cow-Calf Producers

Daniel Scruggs, DVM, managing veterinarian at Zoetis, shares his answers to the most common questions cow/calf producers and veterinarians have about the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD).

APHIS Introduces Accreditation Module on VFD
APHIS Introduces Accreditation Module on VFD

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) National Veterinary Accreditation Program (NVAP) is announcing the availability of a new training, Module 29 Veterinary Feed Directive.

Livestock haulers would be held accountable for animal abuse under new proposal
Livestock haulers would be held accountable for animal abuse under new proposal

Land Line, the business magazine for professional truckers, had an article on its website recently about a proposal by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service that would hold transp

Prepare for veterinary feed directive
Prepare for veterinary feed directive

The clock is ticking for livestock producers as new U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules go into effect in December 2016 governing all feed-grade and water-soluble antibiotics that are considered medically important.

Veterinary feed directives: Taking action
Veterinary feed directives: Taking action

GlobalVetLINK is hosting a free webinar titled, "Veterinary Feed Directives: Taking Action" on April 19 at 12 p.m. CDT.<p></p>This one-hour session is ideal for veterinarians, feed industry personnel and produ

IIAD mobile Certificate of Veterinary Inspection app now available for multiple devices
IIAD mobile Certificate of Veterinary Inspection app now available for multiple devices

Today, the Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD), a Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Center of Excellence, along with the Texas Center for Applied Technology (TCAT), a part of the Texas A