Wrap up: First case of bird flu in dairy cattle confirmed by USDA, and other news

Happy Friday dvm360 readers! It is officially one week since we kicked off our Fetch Coastal event in its new location, National Harbor. Thank you to all our amazing faculty as well as our attendees and exhibitors for making our first Fetch National Harbor such a success. Now that we have officially wrapped up National Harbor, our final show, Fetch Long Beach is next! You can learn more about Fetch Long Beach, including wet labs, keynotes, and register here today!

Before checking out the conference page, here is what you can find from this week’s news coverage on dvm360.com:

• The USDA APHIS announced earlier this week that the state and federal officials confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a dairy cattle herd in Nebraska, making this the first known case of bird flu in Nebraska.
• In this Q&A with Zachary Wright, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) from Fetch National Harbor, he shares more about some of the latest cancer screen tests, plus what he hoped attendees would take away from his lecture during the conference.
• On this week’s episode of The Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, sponsored by Blue Buffalo, our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, welcomed Alex Miller, VMD, MS, and Phil Richmond, DVM, CAPP, CPHSA, CCFP, talked about wellbeing in veterinary medicine, plus the Florida Veterinary Medical Association's Inspire program.
• The American Veterinary Medical Foundation shared the scholarship opportunities that are available to veterinary students, including ones for veterans, those with special interests within the industry, first generation students, and more.
• A team of investigators in the United Kingdom will be studying oronasal mucosal melanoma for the benefit of both canines and humans. The research was made possible through support from donations to the Humanimal Trust’s Cancer Discovery Fund.
• And more!