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Featured WASHINGTON — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today applauded the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for publishing the final rule for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP). The rule, published Monday in the Federal Register, outlines criteria for both the shortage situation designations and applicant eligibility for the loan repayment program. The program was authorized by the National Veterinary Medical Service Act (NVMSA) to bring student debt relief to veterinarians that agree to serve in areas that may impact animal or public health. The publication of final rules
The Environmental Protection Agency announced March 17 it is tightening regulations on dog and cat spot-on pesticides after an increase in adverse reaction reports in 2008 prompted a government investigation of the products’ safety. The government saw no cause to ban or recall any of the flea and tick control products marketed in the United States but did see an immediate need to determine which spot-on products require stronger labeling statements to prevent misuse. Specifically, the EPA wants manufacturers to list on the label and package more precise pet weight ranges for the various vial sizes and
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A plan to give the Wyoming Livestock Board an alternative to selling abandoned horses is getting stiff opposition from animal rights advocates. And it is coming even before the new law goes into effect July 1. The plan by members of the United Organization of the Horse is to set up something like a triage operation at the old railroad stockyards in Cheyenne for abandoned or unwanted horses. The horses would be screened and provided rehabilitation, training or slaughter, depending on their condition. The plan is ultimately to market horse meat in the state.
Gammaherpesviruses (equid herpesvirus-2 and EHV-5) occur throughout the world, which makes it difficult to determine their pathogenic importance. The problem is deciding whether they are bystanders or are truly causing disease. “Gammaherpesvirus infection is predominately subclinical in adults,” said Guillaume Fortier, DVM, MS, PhD, of the Frank Duncombe Laboratory, in France. Continue reading…