Our country faces a critical shortage of veterinarians and veterinary medical services in certain areas designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Legislation introduced today by U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee chairwoman Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Sen. Thad Cochran...
From a slate of six candidates, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Executive Board has elected Dr. Barbara A. Schmidt of Union, Ky., to be the Association's next treasurer. Dr. Schmidt, an equine practitioner, will officially begin serving as AVMA treasurer in July. The treasurer...
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has revised the Veterinarian's Oath-which all graduates of U.S. veterinary schools take-to stress the importance of animal welfare...
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Upon viewing deeply disturbing new footage showing cows and calves being abused at an Ohio dairy farm, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) strongly condemned the cruelty and issued a call for stricter adherence to humane animal handling guidelines and standards. The AVMA labeled...
Their numbers are dwindling at such a rate that our food supply may be in jeopardy - and that decline may continue as their educational debt continues to rise. These are just two of the challenges facing food animal veterinary medicine, one of the bulwarks of our food safety system...
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