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Featured Schaumburg, IL — The U.S. House of Representatives approved an expansion of the Public Health Workforce Grants and Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Programs to support veterinarians in public health. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) urges the Senate to approve the bill. This change will amend the Public Health Services Act to add veterinary public health as one of the groups eligible for grants to train the public health workforce and would make veterinarians studying public health eligible for loan repayment. “There is a shortage of veterinarians in public health, and that’s unfortunate,” says Dr. Larry Kornegay,
Schaumburg, IL — While today’s veterinarian plays a critical role in protecting the health and welfare of both people and animals in the United States, veterinary medical education actually got its start 250 years ago when the first veterinary medical college opened in Lyon, France. In honor of this anniversary, the United States Senate passed a resolution declaring 2011 as “World Veterinary Year” to bring attention and show appreciation to the veterinary profession. “As the Senate’s only veterinarian, it’s important that we recognize the important role that the veterinary profession plays in our lives,” says Senator John Ensign,
The Food and Drug Administration is considering guidelines that would limit the use of antibiotics in livestock. The federal proposal introduced March 17 of 2009 and known as the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act, seeks to “amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases,” as stated in the bill. In short, the act seeks to control antibiotic resistance by banning their routine use on farm animals. The guidelines would require farms to stop the use of low levels
A three-year contract keeps the show in Amarillo through 2012. The American Quarter Horse Journal – A new three-year contract with the Tri-State Fair that began with the 2010 Adequan Select World Championship Show will keep the show at the facility in Amarillo through 2012, according to Tom Persechino, AQHA executive director of competition and breed integrity. “The AQHA Executive Committee approved the three-year contract, which gives the Tri-State Fair an option for an additional two years at the completion of the three years,” Persechino said. “The contract also contains the provision that should the show grow, AQHA can