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News: Dr Tjeerd Jorna, Knight in the Order of Oranje Nassau
Posted by: JimEdwards on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 02:53 PM
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 Former FVE president Dr Tjeerd Jorna was appointed Knight in the Order of Oranje Nassau on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (30 April), in recognition of his contributions to the development of veterinary medicine. The decoration was awarded by the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Ms Gerda Verburg.
 Although Tjeerd Jorna already has an impressive career behind him, this does not necessarily mean it has come to an end! The Royal Netherlands Veterinary Association nominated him as a candidate for the World Veterinary Association presidential elections, to be held on 30 July in Vancouver.
WVA delegates who are unable to attend the elections may appoint a so-called Temporary Substitute, to avoid votes being lost. For further information please contact WVA secretariat in Copenhagen (phone + 45 38710156 or e-mail: bs@emdrupvej28a.dk).
Support candidature of former FVE President Tjeerd Jorna for presidency of the World Veterinary Association!
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News: FVE Newsletter May 2008
Posted by: JimEdwards on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 02:36 PM
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Rabies: Don't smuggle death!
Biosecurity: FVE and DG SANCO to organise European Veterinary Week
EU Parliament to re-allow swill feeding to swine?
Commission to review loading densities and travelling times
Commission to carry out feasibility study
Developing a global strategy on farm animal welfare
FVE MRSA Conference: Raising awareness is key to control
Chemical decontamination of poultry carcasses
Towards a legal basis for the evaluation system
FVE now associate member of the World Veterinary Association
Dr Tjeerd Jorna, Knight in the Order of Oranje Nassau
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News: World Veterinary Day in Sikkim, India
Posted by: JimEdwards on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 02:35 PM
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 Our day started with the Animal Husbandry Minister Mrs Kalawati Subba inaugurating the newly built Sikkim State Veterinary Polyclinic in Gangtok. This was followed by the 1st ever ‘Pet Dog Care Show’ in Sikkim organised by the Dept of Animal Husbandry Livestock Fisheries & Veterinary Services.
Introduction to the event was given by ‘Vets Beyond Borders’ volunteer veterinarian Dr Tim Tolley from Australia who told us why we must all be proud to be vets. We had a variety of events at the show with prizes for the largest dog (won by a Tibetan mastiff), smallest dog, best street dog, most obedient dog etc. All entrants were vet checked by ‘Vets Beyond Borders’ veterinary volunteers & veterinarians from the State Veterinary Department. Anti rabies vaccinations, de worming & flea treatments were given to each dog. A special display of explosive detection, obedience & jumping through hoops of fire was put on by the trained Labradors of the SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal). It was a very successful day with many visitors & participants.
Just to tell you a little about the SARAH programme….we are the 1st state wide anti rabies & animal health programme in India. SARAH is collaboration between Sikkim State Government, Vets Beyond Borders & Fondation Brigitte Bardot. The programme has been functioning just over 2 years & we have sterilised more than 10,000 dogs & vaccinated more than 20,000 animals against rabies.
For more info see http://www.vetsbeyondborders.org/vbb.projects/sikkim.project
Dr Beth McGennisken
Project Manager
S.A.R.A.H. (Sikkim Anti Rabies & Animal Health) Programme
Gangtok, India
www.vetsbeyondborders.org
'Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission: to be of service to them whenever they require it.' - St Francis of Assisi
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News: AAVMC works toward strategic plan
Posted by: JimEdwards on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 05:34 PM
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Animal welfare panel, educational symposium round out annual meeting
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The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges took steps at its annual meeting this past spring to develop a strategic plan. It will be the association's first formal strategic plan in its 41-year history.
The association began the process shortly after Dr. Marguerite Pappaioanou joined the group as executive director in November, and is building on the findings of the AAVMC-sponsored Foresight Report. Released in early 2007, the report addresses how veterinary medical education must adapt in preparing veterinarians to respond to the future needs of society.
At the opening plenary session, Dr. Michael Chaddock, AAVMC deputy director, provided an outline of the strategic planning process under way. "We're taking a wide pulse of all the people we work with and work for, on where they think the AAVMC should be going in the future," he said.
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News: Sudan Vet Med Assoc. Vet Day Celebration in the Nile State
Posted by: JimEdwards on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 05:34 PM
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Our association celebrated the WVA Vet. Day, (this time, away from Khartoum) in the Nile State, about 300 km north of Khartoum. A delegate from the executive office attended this celebration beside Vet. representatives from the other states. The celebration was held on Saturday 26 April 2008 in the Capital of the state.
The Governor of the state (The WALI), State Minister of Agriculture & Animal Resources, other state ministers, Localites Commissioners, Dignitaries, other professionals, nomads & farmers associations & a big crowd of the public.
The celebrations continued for the whole day, included the official opening, the vet exhibition of Drugs & equipments from the government departments & the private sector. Animal products were also exhibited, & for sale. Some vet activities: vaccination, treatments, surgery & other Vet. service activites were done around the Capital for sharing & attraction for the public .
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News: GFAV Ex-Secretariat Meeting in Tunisia
Posted by: JimEdwards on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 05:34 PM
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50th celebrations & Vet. Day of Tunisian Vet. Association
I would like to submit this brief activity report on behalf of the General Federation of Arab Veterinarians (GFAV) : The executive Secretariat (made of 8 members) held its 2nd meeting of the 21st session in Tunisia with the presence of 7 members out of 8 officers.
This has been on the kind invitation of the Tunisian Vet Assoc. (holding the office of deputy secretary) who is celebrating their 50th anniversary, 26--27th April 2008. The celebration also included the World Vet Day. The GFAV delegate included myself, as Secretary General, Dr Yasir Alian, the Assistant Secretary for administrative & financial affairs.
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News: Web tool puts wildlife diseases on the map
Posted by: JimEdwards on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 05:33 PM
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A ProMED-mail post from the International Society for Infectious Diseases
A new on-line map makes it possible, for the 1st time, to track disease outbreaks around the world that threaten the health of wildlife, domestic animals, and people.
The Global Wildlife Disease News Map, developed jointly by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the US Geological Survey (USGS), can be accessed at http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov.
Updated daily, the map displays pushpins marking stories of wildlife diseases such as West Nile virus, avian influenza, chronic wasting disease, and monkeypox. Users can browse the latest reports of nearly 50 diseases and other health conditions, such as pesticide and lead poisoning, by geographic location. Filters make it easy to focus on different disease types, affected species, countries, and dates.
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News: EFSA: food can pass resistant bacteria to people
Posted by: JimEdwards on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 05:33 PM
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Source: European Public Health Alliance
The use of antibiotics and other anti-microbial agents throughout the food chain contributes to the growth of resistant bacteria which can be passed on to humans through food, EU’s food agency said.
The use of antibiotics and other anti-microbial agents throughout the food chain contributes to the growth of resistant bacteria which can be passed on to humans through food. The resistance of bacteria has become a growing concern as anti-microbials become less effective in fighting infections, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said in a statement.
This has coincided with a rise in bacterial resistance to anti-microbial agents in animals, the EFSA said, citing a draft opinion paper by one of its expert panels which was looking into causes of the growing and diverse range of resistant bacteria and bacteria-borne resistant genes.
EFSA said hygiene controls should be tightened at every stage of the food chain, from veterinary medicine to food processing and preparation, to prevent the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance.
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News: The 15th Iranian Veterinary Congress
Posted by: JimEdwards on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 02:34 PM
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The 15th Iranian Veterinary Congress, a biennial convention, was held from 26 to 28 April 2008. The 3-day Congress was organized by Iranian Veterinary Association (IVA) in collaboration with Iranian Veterinary Council (IVC), Iranian Veterinary Organization (IVO) and some other governmental and non-governmental entities. The Congress motto was "Veterinary Medicine and the Diversity of the Profession".
Inauguration Ceremony of the 15th Iranian Veterinary Congress
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News: Nepal Veterinary Association National Conference
Posted by: JimEdwards on Sunday, May 04, 2008 - 02:47 PM
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National conference of the Nepal Veterinary Assocation is scheduled to be held from May 8 to May 10, 2008 at the capital city of Kathmandu. More than 500 participating veterinarians from various fields will come together during the conference.
The three days schedule is made for inauguration ceremony, paper presentation & technical seminars and on the last day, the members will be electing the new board of directors for NAV. All the interested members are cordially invited to the ceremony.
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News: Rising feed costs concern food animal veterinarians
Posted by: JimEdwards on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 04:10 PM
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May 1, 2008
Feed costs have skyrocketed in the past year, affecting not only livestock and poultry producers but also the veterinarians who help formulate the animals' diets.
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians devoted a session of its annual meeting to the topic of "Controlling Feed Costs," with speakers discussing the problem and potential solutions.
John M. Urbanchuk, an economist with LECG LLC, said feed prices have increased for a variety of reasons—such as production of fuel from crops, bad weather for crops in some countries outside the United States, demand from China and India, and high oil prices. The weak dollar also has led many speculators to invest in commodities, driving up feed prices.
Urbanchuk said the bubble will burst at some point, but he predicted that corn prices will remain high in the near future as more corn goes into ethanol production. Conversely, prices will drop for distillers grains, a byproduct of ethanol production that hog producers have been trying out as a feed ingredient.
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News: AVMA launches educator area on its Web site
Posted by: JimEdwards on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 04:10 PM
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May 1, 2008
As a way of interesting students in grades K-12 in science and veterinary medicine, the AVMA has created a new area on its Web site for teachers, counselors, and other educators to download career materials, lesson ideas, and classroom activities.
The site is easily accessed through a new "Educators" tab located on the AVMA home page in the "Public Resources" column and at www.avma.org/educators. Additional classroom resources and materials will be added as they become available. Teachers are encouraged to share their comments and suggestions about the site materials through an e-mail link available on the educator home page.
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News: Online monograph series is now open access
Posted by: JimEdwards on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 04:09 PM
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May 1, 2008
Because of the positive response to the new online feature AVMA Collections, the monograph series has been made available to all viewers, not just AVMA journal subscribers.
AVMA Collections is designed to help veterinarians and others locate and put to use the best information from the AVMA scientific journals. In addition to the summary and bulleted highlights of each article, all viewers can access full-text PDFs without needing to log in.
Initially when Dr. Althea A. Jones, AVMA online professional services editor, announced the new monograph series, JAVMA readers were the first to have free access to all the content, with others being able to view articles on a pay-per-view basis. Shortly after the series' April 1 debut, demand was so strong that the editors decided to open access to everyone who might benefit from this service. Within days, international visits more than doubled.
To view AVMA Collections, visit www.avma.org/avmacollections/.
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News: World Veterinary Day in India
Posted by: JimEdwards on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 04:08 PM
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World Veterinary Day celebrated In Kashmir Srinagar April 26: World Veterinary Day which is observed every year on the last Saturday of April was celebrated here today with fervour. The main function was held at the valley’s oldest veterinary campus situated in the heart of the city on the Red Cross Road here under the aegis of Jammu And Kashmir Veterinary Doctors’ Association where a large number of Para Vets and engineering staff of Animal Husbandry Department also participated.
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News: Arrival of Bluetongue Vaccine
Posted by: JimEdwards on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 05:15 PM
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 The BVA has welcomed Defra Secretary of Sate Hilary Benn’s announcement on the arrival of the first batch of Bovilis® BTv8 vaccine in the UK.
Congratulating Intervet on the speed with which the vaccine had been developed BVA President Nick Blayney said “this news represents a crucial stage in our fight against Bluetongue. The last few months have been a particularly busy time as the end of the vector-free period approached bringing with it the threat of more cases of Bluetongue. BTv8 is devastating in its second season and the BVA was delighted to join with organisations from across the livestock sector to launch the Joint campaign Against Bluetongue (JAB).
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News: AVA to Beale Review: Vets must play a key role in biosecurity
Posted by: JimEdwards on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 05:15 PM
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The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) has called for a unified approach to quarantine and biosecurity in its written submission to the Beale Review yesterday.
 “The AVA welcomes the Beale Review as a positive step towards establishing the world’s best quarantine and biosecurity practices,” said AVA President Dr Diane Sheehan.
”The Equine Influenza (EI) outbreak emphasised the vital role of veterinarians in Australia’s biosecurity, as well as the need for increased investment to improve biosecurity in the future.
Dr Sheehan also said that doctors, researchers and veterinarians must work together to ensure early detection of and a rapid and planned response to disease incursions.
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News: Shortage of vets means that fee increases for animal treatment are likely
Posted by: JimEdwards on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 05:14 PM
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Today is World Veterinary Day but in this country there is little reason to celebrate – there is a serious shortage of veterinary surgeons here, many are heading for greener pastures and higher salaries overseas.
That means some rural communities are having trouble getting treatment for their pets or stock.
New Zealand is short of nearly 200 vets, mainly because they are going over seas to pay off their student loans. It takes five years to become qualified and many practises are feeling the pinch.
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News: WSAVA Monthly NEWs - April, 2008
Posted by: JimEdwards on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 05:14 PM
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An Update on WSAVA Continuing Education (CE) Activities
South Africa CE Report – Lawson Cairns
WSAVA CE in South America – Luis Tello
WSAVA CE in Asia – Roger Clarke
WSAVA World Congress Dublin 2008 Update
Satellite Meetings
Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care: It’s a Shocking Time
European College of Avian Medicine and Surgery
European Society of Feline Medicine
International Elbow Working Group (IEWG)
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News: Healthy Animals Issue 33, April 2008
Posted by: JimEdwards on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 05:13 PM
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Spotlight on Bluetongue Virus
Bluetongue virus (BTV) infection only rarely results in the swollen, bluish mouth tissue for which it was named, but its other symptoms—such as fever, swelling, and salivation—can cause significant discomfort for the animals it affects. The virus targets ruminants such as cattle, sheep, goats and deer. Sheep are particularly susceptible to BTV and may have mortality rates above 10 percent.
Biting midges known as Culicoides spread the virus, which has 24 different serotypes. Although it's not always fatal, BTV infection reduces production efficiency, resulting in significant economic losses. There is no known cure, but precautions can be taken to prevent its spread.
Other research highlighted in this issue includes:
Nutritious, year-round forage for cattle
Heat stress model helps keep cows cool
Improved peanuts for forage and hay
Professionals interested in animal health issues may want to bookmark the site as a resource for locating animal health experts. An index lists ARS research locations covering approximately 70 animal health topics. These range from specific diseases, such as Lyme disease, to broad subjects like nutrition or parasites. The site also provides complete contact information for the more than 25 ARS research groups that conduct studies aimed at protecting and improving farm animal health.
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