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WASHINGTON - 9/05/05 - The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) wants veterinarians, technicians, students and assistants to aid Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, the American Veterinary Medical Association reports.

NEW YORK - 9/03/05 - In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the American Kennel Club (AKC) and its affiliate AKC Companion Animal Recovery are offering relief to animals and rescue workers.

BATON ROUGE, LA. - 9/2/05 - More than 400 animals and a number of veterinarians have sought refuge at Louisiana State University's (LSU) veterinary college campus.

PORTLAND, ORE. - 9/2/05 - The nation's largest corporate veterinary practice chain is moving to assist DVM members displaced by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast and its surrounding areas.

WASHINGTON - 9/02/05 - Four Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT) are moving into the Gulf Coast region, marking the largest simultaneous deployment of such relief in history.

KANSAS CITY - 8/31/05 - A crowd of more than 6,700 attendees flooded the Central Veterinary Conference (CVC) Aug. 27-30. Veterinarians, technicians, students and property managers absorbed four days of continuing education, wet labs, working lunches and professional tours.

ST. PAUL, MINN. - 8/30/05 - Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center (USDA) created tests that can detect and differentiate the bacteria that cause Johne's disease.

DAVIS, CALIF. - 8/26/05 - Practitioners are invited to attend a public policy course at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

AUSTIN, TEXAS - 8/25/05 - The Texas Animal Health Commission received $500,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help the state regain its tuberculosis-free (TB) status.

MARYSVILLE, OHIO - 8/23/05 - The Ohio State University College (OSU) of Veterinary Medicine opened a 10,000-square-foot facility for ambulatory veterinary care. The practice serves more than 900 clients in 13 counties and provides complete medical and surgical services as well as herd-oriented production medicine services.

CLEVELAND - 8/22/05 - Licensure for commercial dog and cat breeders would be strengthened if the Pet Animal Welfare Statute(PAWS)is amended.

MERIDIAN, IDAHO - 8/19/05 - MWI Veterinary Supply, a distributor of animal health products went public in early August with the initial pricing of common stock shares.

BLACKSBURG, VA. - 8/18/05 - Students at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine now have means for obtaining a master's of public health (MPH) in addition to a DVM degree.

EDISON, N.J.- 8/17/05 - Ross University signed an articulation agreement with Fairleigh Dickenson University (FDU) for admission of qualified students to the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.

Knoxville, Tenn. - 8/10/05 - A new show "Barkiture," on the DIY network, airs tonight at 9 p.m. and features Dr. Karen Tobias, a professor of small animal surgery at the University of Tennessee.

ST. LOUIS - 8/8/05 - The Canine Health Foundation will host the 2005 American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation National Parent Club Canine Health Conference, featuring scientific presentations paired with question and answer sessions.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - 8/8/05 - Dr. Joseph DiPietro, dean of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, was appointed to the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues (NCVEI) Board of Directors.

MINNEAPOLIS- 8/1/05 - Five veterinarians won a trip to the George H. Muller Veterinary Dermatology Seminar in Hawaii this November for their written and photo submissions of dermatological cases in the practice setting.

ROCKVILLE, MD. - 7/27/2005 - The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Lester M. Crawford to the post of commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Crawford is the first veterinarian to serve FDA in this capacity.

GAINESVILLE, FLA. - 7/26/05 - Researchers at the University of Florida (UF) studying the thick tear film of Florida manatees aim to prove whether the uncommonly thick tear aids in disease protection and believe it can reveal information about the animal's health.

Minneapolis - 7/21/05 - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) in correlation with the World Veterinary Congress (WVC) brought 4,070 practitioners to Minneapolis.

TALLAHASSEE - 7/13/05 - Florida now requires its county governments to recognize a three-year rabies vaccine protocol.

HOLLY LAKE RANCH, TEXAS ? 7/12/05 ? The Department of Transportation's (DOT) first Animal Incident Report was published in the July issue of DOT?s Air Travel Consumer Report at http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov.

DUBLIN, OHIO - 7/08/05 - The Butler Co. and Burns Veterinary Supply completed its business combination first announced April 18. With about 600 employees, the combined company, now called Butler Animal Health Supply LLC, serves more than 29,000 veterinary clinics in 50 states and offers more than 15,000 products for more than 300 vendors.

WORCESTER, MASS. - 7/05/05 - Cloned-derived stem cells show an exponentially competitive advantage for regenerative capacity compared to adult stem cells, according to new research conducted in large animals.

WASHINGTON - 6/30/05 - A study released today reveals the horse industry contributes $39 billion in direct economic impact to the U.S. economy and supports 1.4 million full-time jobs.

WASHINGTON - 6/24/05 - The first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in the United States since stringent firewalls to protect the food supply were installed in 2003.

ITHACA, N.Y. - 6/21/05 - The Pathology Teaching and Diagnostic Complex at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has been upgraded for the first time since its construction in the 1950s.

ROME, GA. - 6/20/05 - Two out of five annual awards that recognize academic achievement by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) were given to students at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - 06/17/05 - This year's first equine cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) in California have been reported in Plumas, Sonoma and Kern counties. The cases were confirmed about a month earlier than the first cases of 2004, when the state's 540 positives accounted for about 40 percent of all U.S. reports.