Day: May 21, 2008

OIE leader earns first Penn Vet World Award Dr. Bernard Vallat, director general of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), was selected as the first recipient of the Penn Vet World Award. The award is given annually to a veterinarian who has dramatically changed the practice and image of the profession and substantially influenced the lives and careers of others, and provides $100,000 in unrestricted funding to the recipient. The award is underwritten by the Vernon and Shirley Hill Foundation. Dr. Vallat was selected by a jury led by Dr. Alan M. Kelly, dean emeritus of

Legislators also pressed on funding priorities The AVMA Executive Board and House Advisory Committee were in Washington, D.C., this April, encouraging members of Congress to support the Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act currently in the Health subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin (left) and Dr. Roger K. Mahr, AVMA immediate past president, talk on the Capitol steps while AVMA President Gregory S. Hammer and board member, Dr. Clark K. Fobian, look on. The lobbying was part of the board and HAC’s biennial visit to the nation’s capital, April 13-15. Hosted

Competitions bring together people and horses from different corners of the country, but they also can bring opportunities for spreading disease. Ensuring horses are properly vaccinated before show season can help protect competing horses and prevent loss of performance and training time. Continue reading…