Day: April 7, 2010

Reviving the romance of rural practice

Dr. Wallman has been a rural veterinarian for almost three decades, working in mixed animal practice out of Seward, Neb. He can’t imagine a better career or location. He loves the time outdoors, the sense of community, and the variety of the caseload. Nevertheless, he and other rural veterinarians see a need to attract more practitioners to agrarian areas—whether to work with food animals, companion animals, horses, or all of the above. The Academy of Rural Veterinarians as well as many members of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, including Dr. Wallman, are promoting rural practice to

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Guidance developed on shipping laboratory specimens

An Illinois veterinarian faced tens of thousands of dollars in possible fines as the result of an audit earlier this year of her practice’s hazardous material shipping practices involving laboratory specimens. Peter S. Weber, executive director of the Illinois State VMA, said the veterinarian was one of two in his state with whom he spoke following recent audits by the Federal Aviation Administration. Both told him they were directed to correct errors in shipping practices and provide required staff training to avoid substantial fines. Following the audits, the AVMA developed and published a guide for veterinarians on

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Oklahoma Senate adds requirements to bill on equine dentistry

Equine dentistry by someone who is not a veterinarian would be allowed under a bill that passed the Senate with amendments on Wednesday. House Bill 3202 passed the Senate in a vote of 38-7 after nearly 30 minutes of questions and debate. Sen. Mike Schulz, R-Altus, was the author. The bill is an attempt to end a yearlong feud over who can file a horse’s teeth. The debate has included full-page ads that say drugs used by equine dentists could be used as date rape drugs or to induce abortion. Under current law, a person can’t do

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House panel rejects livestock-cruelty proposal in Tennessee

The Tennessee House Agriculture Committee voted down a bill Tuesday that would have made abuse to horses and other livestock animals a felony in the state. The state’s Farm Bureau had resisted the bill, saying it would force farmers to be subjected to needless regulations. The Horse

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Three types of computer “virus” explained

Do you know the difference between a virus and a worm? What about a Trojan horse? Sophos blogger Chet Wisniewski explains the difference between different types of malware. http://www.sophos.com/blogs/chetw/g/2010/04/03/3-types-viruses-demystified

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