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COLUMBUS, OHIO - 4/27/05 - The immediate challenges for the new dean of The Ohio State University's (OSU) College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will be to prepare for the college's 2006 accreditation review and upgrade its facilities to match the CVM's new four-story, $26-million Veterinary Medicine Academic Building.

MERIDIAN, IDAHO - 4/26/05 - MWI Veterinary Supply, a nationwide distributor of animal health products, is poised for its initial public offering after filing a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

DAVIS, CALIF. - 4/25/05 - In an effort to improve the relationship between owners and their older dogs, the University of California-Davis will conduct a study to monitor aspects of animals' lives that can improve cognitive impairment.

LINCOLN, NEB. - 4/22/05 - Nebraska's agriculture Director Merlyn Carlson promoted Dr. Dennis Hughes to the position of state veterinarian.

OLYMPIA, WASH. - 4/21/05 - Washington lawmakers have deferred a bill formalizing veterinary technician training to the House Department of Health's Sunrise Review.

PIERRE, S.D. - 4/21/05 - Gov. Mike Rounds has signed legislation designating black-tailed prairie dogs a statewide pest based on the population's destruction of the state's grasslands, which are needed to sustain livestock.

BALTIMORE - 04/20/05 - The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) is poised to delve into burgeoning medical treatments and trends at its annual forum June 1-4.

NEW YORK - 04/19/05 - The nation's largest distributor of veterinary supplies will be called Butler Animal Health Supply LLC pending the early-summer approval of the merger between The Butler Co. and Burns Veterinary Supply.

DAVIS, CALIF. - 04/15/05 - Researchers have identified the mechanism that allows animals to recognize the amino-acid content in foods. Neurophysiologist Dorothy Gietzen and colleagues at the University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) School of Veterinary Medicine say the discovery has implications for the betterment of human health, particularly in epileptics, some of whom are influenced by amino-acid deficiencies.

Auburn University will receive $1.5 million over the next six years from the Maddie?s Fund foundation to create and support a comprehensive shelter medicine program. The foundation has awarded Auburn a first-year, $250,000 grant to establish the program and will give $250,000 each year for the next five years.

Denver-In 2004, the American Animal Hospital Association's (AAHA) strategic plans feature a multitude of "exciting" projects, according to one industry source.

Denver-The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) embarks on the largest single fundraising effort in its history to support statewide animal disaster preparedness and response teams.

Pullman, Wash.-Lapping up media attention to his heart's content, a four-legged patient at Washington State University (WSU) is the nation's first canine to receive a heart defibrillator.

Orlando-Merial and Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. (BI) have just inked a deal on a long-term strategic alliance.

Las Vegas-The Dr. James Nave 75th Diamond Jubilee Western Veterinary Conference (WVC), touted as the one of the largest assemblies of veterinarians worldwide, will offer more than 800 sessions here from Feb. 17-20.

Pullman, Wash.-Oregon State University (OSU) has officially terminated its decades-long partnership with Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), effective fall 2004, handing WSU a $2.4 million budget crisis.

Rockville, Md.-The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) plan to curb antibiotic resistance through greater controls on veterinary drugs is being met with some opposition from industry groups.

Washington-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced it will provide an additional $4 million to states hardest hit by the West Nile virus.

Espanola, N.M.-Rapid-spreading wildfires in the West further fueled by drought this summer have forced thousands of wild animals to abandon their habitat.

Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. - An animal center in southern California launched its first kidney dialysis service for dogs and cats on May 18.

Newark, N.J. - Lawmakers in the state of New Jersey are resolute on making surgical silencing of dogs illegal.

Charleston, S.C. - Bald eagles feeding on euthanized pets and strays that are legally disposed in landfills are becoming sick and dying in South Carolina.

St. Paul, Minn. - A recent pseudorabies outbreak in southwestern Minnesota has led to tighter scrutiny of herds throughout southern Minnesota and northern Iowa.

Lexington, Ky.-The cases of Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome are filtering in again this year, but at a much slower rate compared to this time last year, officials report in the Lexington Herald-Leader

Vinton, Iowa - A Good Samaritan act in the pasture resulted in the death of a farmer here.

Washington, D.C. - West Nile virus has descended upon the nation's Capitol for the fourth consecutive season.

Baton Rouge, La.-Researchers at Louisiana State University (LSU) are investigating whether horses' exposure to influenza virus would reduce the risk of developing recurring airway obstruction (RAO) disease.

Washington - A new federal plan, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior, will pursue more herd tracking, case mapping, diagnostic test development and research on chronic wasting disease (CWD).