The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine?s Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association is seeking donations for a benefit auction at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia Visitor?s Center on Saturday, Feb. 16.
Alltech will begin its annual North American Lecture Tour (NALT) Jan. 7, 2008. The tour theme is “The Feed Cost Puzzle: Performance or Profitability,” and the event will provide a forum to share and learn how the latest technologies and
The University of Minnesota Horse Team is offering five regional horse owner education programs throughout the state in February and March 2008.
Each program offers unbiased, research-based information and knowledgeable speakers identified
The faculty, students, and staff of the Equine Science Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, recognized a lifetime of service by David A. Meirs II, VMD, at the annual Equine Science Update sponsored by the center.
Meirs, who
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) will head to New Orleans July 19-22, 2008, for the group’s 145th Annual Convention. Last year’s record-breaking AVMA convention attracted over 10,000 attendees, including more
Members’ votes will determine which of the nation’s leading equines will be named the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) Horse of the Year.
This year’s winner will join dressage superstar Brentina (2005 winner) and jumping superstar
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will soon begin to adjust the user fees charged for veterinary diagnostic services. These user fees will be increased incrementally beginning Jan. 1, 2008, and continuing through
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has recorded 429,600 premises registered nationwide–with substantial increases this year in the number of premises registered as part of the National Animal Identification System. This
Keeneland announced today at its annual holiday luncheon that it gave more than $1.2 million in charitable contributions to more than 100 nonprofit organizations in 2007.
It is the third consecutive year that Keeneland’s contributions
Humane Equine Aid and Rapid Transport (HEART), a nonprofit organization that provides equine ambulatory services, recently received a $10,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided Dec. 11 that a veterinary compounding pharmacy does have the right to dispense compounded formulations of controlled substances to veterinarians, overturning an earlier actio
History will be made when Dianne Little, director of judging with the Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH), will present an Independent Judges Association clinic in South Germany prior to the European Championships for Tennessee Walking Horses.
The
New legislation in the U.S. Senate, introduced by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to include animal cruelty crimes as a separate category in the agency’s crime data reporting system.
“Having the
The first of this series covers basic equine anatomy. It offers a unique perspective which will immediately enhance the viewer’s working knowledge of the horse. Packed with details and information, this chart is 11″ x 14″ and is laminated for rugged
All of the sectors involved in the equine influenza response in Queensland have been working cooperatively to eradicate equine influenza, and officials are starting to see the benefits of their effort.
According to Biosecurity Queensland’s
The 53rd Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, held Dec. 1-5 in Orlando, Fla., set a convention attendance record for the second year in a row, as 7,238 veterinary professionals, guests, and exhibitors
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