Sneak peek: FDA requiring dog and cat food manufacturers to consider H5N1 in food safety plans, and other news

Good morning dvm360 readers! The dvm360 team is preparing to head to the Veterinary & Meeting Expo (VMX) conference to provide you with the latest news and coverage on the top sessions. Check in throughout the next week for our live conference coverage, video interviews, and more. All our coverage will be available on VMX page on dvm360.com.

Besides our VMX coverage, here is what else you can find this week on dvm360.com:

• The US Food and Drug Administration determined that it is necessary for cat and dog food manufacturers that are covered by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Preventive Controls for Animal Food rule and using uncooked or unpasteurized materials derived from cattle or poultry to reanalyze their company’s food safety plans to include H5N1.
• Bionet America Inc. announced the launch of Super Air Smart Intensive Care Unit that provides a spacious and high-tech environment optimized for oxygen therapy, critical care, and more.
• On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, sat down with Megan Bauer, DVM, Fear Free Certified Elite, and Jessica Osborne, CVOM, Fear Free Certified Elite, to discuss Fear Free in practices.
• One of dvm360 student ambassadors, Mariana Martinez, recently wrote an article to provide some tips for clinical students, and how they can get the post out of their rotations.
• Extracorporeal therapy is a blood purification method that can be utilized to remove a pathogenic substance or “solute” from a patient’s body. Amanda Spillane, BVSc (Hons), MS, DACVECC, shared more about this procedure and its benefits in an upcoming article submitted by dvm360 Strategic Alliance Partner, Thrive Pet Healthcare.
• And more!