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Schaumburg, Ill. - Rapid growth of the veterinary technology field is forcing the American Veterinary Medical Association to make changes to the way it accredits veterinary technology program.

Make sure clients know the ins and outs of correct crate training.

National survey gauges DVM, pet owner attitudes on economy, pricing, wellness.

Fort Collins, Colo. - The United States Department of Agriculture's National Animal Health Monitoring System collected data from selected beef feedlots throughout August in an effort to identify animal-health management practices and antimicrobial use patterns.

Lansing, Mich. - While funding for higher education keeps creeping down on the priority list for cash-strapped states, at least one veterinary schools hopes it is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

St. Paul, Minn. - What resources will be needed and what therapies will work best in future animal-trauma centers?

Ponder, Texas - Dr. Phillip Henderson of Ponder Veterinary Hospital spent more than an hour-and-a-half on hold with Texas' Department of Public Safety. He was waiting to hear about the status of his controlled-substance certificate that he tried to renew months before.

St. Louis - The number of veterinary visits is falling, and a new partnership between veterinary associations and animal health companies aims to reverse the trend.

During the past two decades, clinical research has improved our abiilty to detect several types of lower urinary tract disease in male and female cats.

About 70 percent of dogs affected by mitral valve disease do not develop heart failure or die as a result.

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Montpelier, Vt. -- Flood waters from Hurricane Irene left several Vermont towns isolated from society and without communication.

Boxmeer, Netherlands - Merck Animal Health, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, is planning an $18 million expansion of a vaccine-manufacturing unit in the Netherlands.

Davis, Calif. - A protein recently identified by veterinary researchers at the University of California-Davis may be key to diagnosing and treating lymphoma in animals and humans.

Becoming familiar with the fundamentals of oral cytology can be invaluable.

Greenies launches a new line of veterinary-exclusive dental chews designed to promote overall health.