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Nearly 600 members of America’s science community, including four Nobel Laureates, have signed a letter calling for increased openness about the important role of animals in health research.
In a recent election at the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), Juan Tricarico--VP of Sustainability Research at the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy--was chosen as the President-Elect for 2018-2019.
GlobalVetLINK (GVL) announced it has migrated its online animal health documentation platform to Amazon Web Services (AWS), a third party cloud solution, to assist in customer data security and system functionality.
Measures to prevent and control animal diseases and build strong Veterinary Services are essential not only to protect animal health and welfare, but also human health, the economy and social well-being of populations.
VANCOUVER — With sunny skies, snow-capped peaks and moderate temperatures, Vancouver exceeded expectations as a host city for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association convention and trade show.
A Veterinary Futures Commission has been established by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC).
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has hired John Eckroth to lead the association’s Communications Division.
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has reached an historic milestone as the agency celebrates 125 years of service to Texas animal agriculture.
Zoetis technical services veterinarian K. Shawn Blood accepted the 2018 presidency of the Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC) during the group’s recent spring conference in Fort Worth, Texas.
Nearly 100 veterinarians and veterinary students are heading to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, March 27 as part of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) annual legislative fly-in.
Helm Agro US, Inc. announces the hiring of John Bruce as Sales Manager for the company’s newly created Eastern Corn Belt and Northeast sales territory.
BPI had sued the network for $1.9 billion, but terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
Nominations are now open for the 2018 National BQA Awards! If you know someone deserving of this award, visit www.bqa.org for the application and nomination requirements. Applications are due by June 2, 2017, and should
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Pivotal efficacy studies conducted for FDA approval showed a 28 percent reduction in clinical mastitis.
Very few consumers have the opportunity to actually step foot on a feedyard or a cow-calf operation to see BQA in action, yet the BQA program provides answers to many consumer questions.
Get to know Colorado rancher Luke Larson, partner in six feedyards in Colorado, Kansas and South Dakota.
Animal diseases can cause serious social, economic and environmental damage, impact on animal welfare and in some cases directly threaten human health. These diseases ignore borders. Livestock provides one third of huma
Dr. Dan Thomson, College of Veterinary Medicine at K-State University, says now is the time for beef and dairy producers to get their FREE Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification.
Beef producers all across the country, from every segment of the industry, are being encouraged to participate in a survey that will help establish a benchmark and course for the beef industry for 2017 and beyond.
The Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) is celebrating National Veterinary Technician Week, which runs from October 16-22, by promoting its new membership for Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVT).
For the third consecutive year, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) is offering Future Service Scholarships to support future cattle veterinarians graduating from the Iowa State University (ISU) College of Veter
A good read: “5 Fast Facts About the New FDA Antibiotics Guidelines”. Get the facts on what you need to know!
Iconic beef-cattle veterinarian Al Abdulla passed away on May 27 in Amarillo, at the age of 82. A Texas native, Abdullah graduated from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 1957. He also was commissioned as a Cap
With its 49th annual conference approaching, the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) has opened registration and announced several deadlines for elections, award nominations, scholarship applications and
Iowa veterinarian James Edwin Pearson passed away on April 3, at the age of 82, according to an obituary in the Ames Tribune. Pearson spent three decades at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary
The FDA recently released its 2014-2015 Retail Meat Interim Report, summarizing data from the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS). The report focuses specifically on salmonella, one of the most c
In our weekly “BQA Quality Report”, from Southeast Ag Net’s Randall Weiseman, Lindsay Wiggins from Clewiston, Fla., is another beef producer who believes in the BQA program. She says “it’s valuable because i
Nutritionists’ capability to find farm efficiency values can be key to client success maintenance in a year of low prices.
In this week’s “BQA Quality Report” from Southeast Ag Net’s Randall Weiseman, Keith Glover from Hale County, Ala., explains why he felt it was important for him to be BQA-certified. And Glover says he