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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: 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: 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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Publications: The Veterinary Record - 3 May 2008; Vol. 162, No. 18
Posted by: JimEdwards on Sunday, May 04, 2008 - 02:47 PM
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Rabies confirmed in a puppy in a UK quarantine facility
IAH review recommends national centre for viral diseases
Bluetongue vaccine released
Wales orders extra doses of bluetongue vaccine
Pooling experience on mastitis
Raising awareness of the interface between welfare and disease
More animals abandoned
AVTRW looks at the science of TB
Financing undergraduate EMS
Simulating feline abdominal palpation
Assessing the risk of importing bluetongue
Reflecting on a busy year
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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: 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: 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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Publications: The Veterinary Record - 26 April 2008; Vol. 162, No. 17
Posted by: JimEdwards on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 09:16 PM
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BVA signs up to welfare declaration
DEFRA hopes to save {pound}120 million through cost and responsibility sharing
New head of SAC Veterinary Services
Guidelines on preventing and managing FIV
New European commissioner for animal health
Disciplinary case adjourned
Predicting Olympic health and welfare challenges for horses
Time to take action to tackle MRSA
The BSAVA presents its awards
Increase in chronic fasciolosis in sheep in Scotland
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News: Veterinary deans address global problems facing education at OIE meeting
Posted by: JimEdwards on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 03:02 PM
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Source: DVM Newsmagazine
Paris, France -- The change in gender, accreditation and veterinary shortages in agriculture and public health all headlined a world meeting of veterinary deans.
This story says, hosted by OIE, which includes the World Organization for Animal Health, the three-day meeting sought to address the serious and global challenges facing veterinary education. Veterinary deans from the United States, Canada and Mexico were all represented, OIE reports.
The increase of students choosing a career as urban veterinarians versus rural veterinarians and the feminization of the profession are among the common challenges faculties face, the organization reports. Accreditation procedures for veterinary universities throughout the world are crucial for harmonization, OIE adds.
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News: Vets vital to the future of Australia’s quarantine systems
Posted by: JimEdwards on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 04:15 PM
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The president of the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA), Dr Diane Sheehan, has praised the Honourable Ian Callinan AC for completing the Equine Influenza (EI) Inquiry and handing his report to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry today, and stressed that veterinarians have a vital role to play in improving Australia’s quarantine systems.
“The AVA applauds Commissioner Callinan for ensuring the Inquiry hearings addressed the crucial issues,” said Dr Sheehan.
“We believe his recommendations will provide a clear path forward to preventing a similar outbreak in the future and will be a very positive step in the right direction to securing a better quarantine system for Australia.”
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News: BIOVET Launches ASIA's First and World's Second BSL-4 Manufacturing Facility
Posted by: JimEdwards on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 03:01 PM
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Source: indiaPRwire
BIOVET an integrated biotechnology company with the core focus on animal health, cutting edge technologies in research, product development, manufacturing and testing of animal health care products today announced the commissioning of Asia’s first bio safety level 4 (BSL-4) manufacturing facility. This manufacturing facility is located at KIADB-Industrial area in Malur, 30 Kms south of Bangalore.
The manufacturing facility is built adhering to the highest standards of current Good Manufacturing Procedures (cGMP) for vaccines and biologics and most stringent criteria for containment of highly contagious and infectious organisms. The facility is specifically designed to enable product development and manufacturing of vaccines like Foot & Mouth disease vaccine (FMD).
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Publications: Encyclopedia of Canine Clinical Nutrition
Posted by: JimEdwards on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - 03:00 PM
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New chapter at the IVIS
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Canine Hyperlipidemia: Causes and Nutritional Management by P. Schenck. In: Encyclopedia of Canine Clinical Nutrition.
The Encyclopedia of Canine Clinical Nutrition is a reference book which helps veterinary practitioners find answers to questions concerning the role of nutrition in achieving both optimal health and in treating specific nutrition-responsive diseases. The book is published in IVIS in five languages thanks to the support of Royal Canin (www.royalcanin.com).
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News: OIE looks into veterinary education
Posted by: JimEdwards on Monday, April 21, 2008 - 02:51 PM
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The challenges of an evolving veterinary education were at the heart of an informal meeting of the Deans of the most important Veterinary Faculties of the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.
The three days meeting was hosted by the OIE in its Headquarters in Paris, at the specific request of the Deans who consider the World Organisation for Animal Health to be one of the important partners of their activities.
The change in gender and the increase of students choosing a career as urban veterinarians versus rural veterinarians or veterinary public health specialists are among the common challenges the faculties have to face nowadays. Also, accreditation procedures for veterinary universities throughout the world are crucial for the harmonisation of the professional skills needed and for the recognition of the importance of the veterinary profession for the society at international level.
The OIE strongly advocates for its Member Countries and Territories to strengthen their Veterinary Services as guarantors of animal health and, by association, of public health. Their performance is directly linked to their quality and thus to their appropriate education and training.
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News: Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22
Posted by: JimEdwards on Monday, April 21, 2008 - 02:51 PM
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 The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is proud to join more than one billion people worldwide who are embracing Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
Preserving our planet's natural resources is essential to the health of both humans and animals, and we believe in and support conservation efforts that protect these resources. Without fresh air, clean water, and abundant and safe food sources, neither animals nor humans can prosper. It is vital that we strive to maintain a sustainable future for all living creatures.
The AVMA continues to work – through scientific research, advocacy, and ongoing communications – to maximize the health of our ecosystem. Through efforts with other health organizations and a bio-network of those committed to our future, we are forging a path of conservation and ecological harmony.
Please join us in celebrating our beautiful planet and all its creatures. More information about Earth Day can be found at www.earthday.gov.
Sincerely,
W. Ron DeHaven, DVM, MBA
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
American Veterinary Medical Association
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