In my clinic, there is a brief ceremony we perform each Spring. We gather in the treatment room to say a fond farewell to the last box of Christmas candy. The cookies, cakes and tins of popcorn usually run out by the end of January. But during February and March, we still open candy at the rate of two or three boxes a week.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. - There doesn't appear to be a correlation between methods of manure handling and overall udder health, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) recently released report "Nutrient Management and the U.S. Dairy Industry in 2002".
FORT COLLINS, TEXAS — The veterinary medical industry in Texas contributes more than $1.7 billion to the state's economy with services totaling $827 billion annually.
If we maintain some degree of humility when things are looking good, then it is usually less painful to face the crowd when it all goes south.
Rome, Ga.-The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) recently banned bulk drug compounders from any affiliation with the national association.
Cleveland-The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its long-anticipated risk-assessment guidance for food animals to help safeguard against the emergence of antibiotic resistance in people.
Manhattan, Kan.-Dr. Mark Spire the incoming president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), says food animal veterinary medicine will be rife with challenges this next year.
Washington, D.C.-McDonald's Corp.'s policy calling for its suppliers to stop using growth promoters and curtail use of antibiotics in food animals has drawn cautionary reaction from the Coalition for Animal Health (CAH).
Bowling Green, Ky. New scrapie compliance guidelines, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS), take effect immediately.
Doc and 'Jimmy Stewart' get unwanted advice from blowhard who doesn't understand intricacies of calving
Veterinary practice sales endure despite a weakened economy. Although geographic location and lender availability play heavily into practice sales, the recession barely registers.
Dr. Linda Randall tackles the challenges practitioners face as they begin to market their practice. Overcoming personal doubts is the biggest obstacle for many veterinarians.
Distance education is the "wave of the future." That might sound farfetched, but it's exactly what Donald Draper, DVM, MBA, suggests as he prepares this month to launch Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine's first Web-based business course.
In this issue, we have asked board-certified surgeons and wound care experts in both small and large animal medicine to tackle some of the challenges practitioners face in selecting the right course of treatment in wound care.
Classic Medical announces the latest version of the 100 Falco ultrasound system to include the latest "tracking lens focusing" technology.
San Francisco - Doctors at a San Francisco hospital have treated two patients - one with the human form of mad cow disease, and the second with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - by digging up an antiquated drug.
