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Mosquito Halt? repellent spray for horses repels and kills mosquitoes and provides a quick knockdown and residual control against mosquitoes, the company says.

Jorgensen Laboratories, Inc., introduces the orthopedic surgical pack.

DENVER-The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) formed a task force to develop standard diagnostic codes for the veterinary profession.

SCHAUMBURG, ILL - A public relations battle plaguing the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) peaked last month when a full-page advertisement in the New York Times accused the nation's largest veterinary organization's of harming animals.

The succession of a veterinary practice to new ownership rests in much more than the opinion of an appraiser.

Great investments generate 100 percent of purchase price in one year in revenue

NEW YORK- A new equine influenza vaccine has updated the equine influenza isolate in the United States.

SAN FRANCISCO-California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) delegates have been charged with sending a message to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA): oppose the forced molting of layer hens.

Veterinary Dynamics presents a new plasma product to veterinarians in California.

DermaPet? introduces its patented protected antigen treat designed to neutralize stomach odors and freshen breath.

CINCINNATI - Tachycardic dogs are no longer sentenced to a compromised life of medication and limitation. A breakthrough procedure, called ablation therapy, removes abnormal pathways and the need for drugs.

Otitis externa is an inflammatory condition with or without concurrent infection and is the most common dermatological disease in a busy veterinary practice. Thus it is the most common claim forwarded to veterinary insurance companies. For the most part, the majority of cases are simple, and treatment clears the disease in a few days.

S. Jackson, Inc. introduces sterile cruciate repair sutures with swaged-on needles in three sizes on Supramid? size 8, 3 and 2 suture.

The act as a whole applies only to veterinarians and veterinary technicians

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.- A state initiative to outlaw canine ear cropping has been affixed to the California Veterinary Medical Board's (CVMB) sunset review, and if passed, would enact the first cosmetic surgery ban in the nation.

The veterinarians in the area number almost 300, and there are 90 veterinary hospitals listed.

Kernco Instruments Co., Inc., introduces its line of ethylene oxide gas detectors with adjustable set points and alarm features designed to measure on a continuous monitoring basis ethylene oxide (EtO) gas.

Crosstex International introduces EcoTru? Professional, a nanoemulsion hospital-grade disinfectant and cleaner that effectively kills Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV and TB in five minutes, the company says.

While we add 48 percent more practitioners, we will have only 10 percent more pets. And... only 59 percent of pets ever see a veterinarian ...

As we move into the heart of the show season, temperatures and humidity in many parts of the country are on the rise. Replacement of fluid and electrolyte losses in the exercising horse becomes critical ...

Surgery is the only meaningful option for this cat.

All partnerships should have the legal equivalent of a prenuptial agreement.

Kernco Instruments Co., Inc., offers a new medical digital refractometer designed for hospital pharmaceutical labs and for general medical use by clinics with computer interface.

International Win, Ltd., offers a replacement set for Abbott's discontinued Secondary IV.

Buck Mountain Botanicals offers a parasite dust that is non-mutagenic and non-toxic to warm blooded animals, fish and birds.

The vast majority of feline dental problems can be grouped into five categories: periodontal disease, feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions, fractured teeth, feline gingivitis/stomatitis syndrome and oral neoplasia.

The mechanism of metronidazole neurotoxicity is unknown.

Veterinary Products Laboratories (VPL) introduces an easier way to apply its patented Tissumend?II - the only synthetic, absorbable surgical tissue adhesive available to veterinarians, the company says.

The viral disease is transmitted through phlebotomine sand flies and black flies.

MADISON, WIS.-Scientists at the University of Madison-Wisconsin will team up with an information technology company SRA International, Inc., to build an online, publicly accessible library of data on infectious agents and their genomes.