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Portland, Maine- Maine veterinarians are working to resolve a regulatory discrepancy that forces owners to abide by biennial rabies vaccine protocols and creates bad publicity for the profession.

VetLife received Food and Drug Administration approval for Component TE-IS and IH with Tylan to the cattle market.

The query from Dr. Warren Kaplan regarding the safety of heartworm prophylaxis medications in heartworm-positive dogs deserves to be addressed. On the American Heartworm Society Web site (www.heartwormsociety.org/AHS%-20Guidelines-Canine.htm) it is clearly stated that: "The macrocyclic lactones may be administered to heartworm-infected dogs with few or no microfilariae. However, dogs with moderate to high microfilarial levels should be carefully monitored following administration of these drugs, as they are the most effective microfilaricides available."

Tallahassee, Fla.-State veterinary officials are monitoring the Florida Bar as its leaders consider instituting an animal law committee recommended by an attorney known to represent animal rights activists.

The Cattlemen's Beef Board just released numbers showing a 6 percent increase in beef demand for 2003.

The Ag-Tek? division of Kane Enterprises, Inc., introduces Surgicryl?, a braided PGA absorbable synthetic suture in foil packs.

Cleveland -Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech and the University of Tennessee are looking for a better way to treat canine seizures by looking at human health treatment options.

Aller-g-complete from Greer Laboratories offers a simple and accurate serum testing with easy-to-read results that allow more accurate detection of allergen-specific canine, feline and equine IgE.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition received a functionality claim for its forage inoculants containing Lactobacillus buchneri.

Merial announces the launch of the Recombitek C3? canine vaccine, a new canine product approved to protect against distemper, parvovirus and adenovirus-2.

Dr. Jan Donlin assumes interim role of assistant executive vice president

PetLabs360 introduces Shed No More for Dogs and Shed No More Plus Hairball Control for Cats.

In addition, over-supplementation with vitamins and minerals has been linked to reduced zinc uptake in the gastrointestinal tract.

Veterinarians have found canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome may be progressive.

Fiber incorporated into initial refeeding formulas helps to normalize intestinal water content and buffer intraluminal toxins, and hence controls diarrhea.

Small animals are supplied with an abundance of highly nutritious and palatable food.

Treating just one species is challenging enough, but veterinarians in general practice must care for dogs and cats every day of the week, and many of these general practitioners consider the following two facts incontrovertible:

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Tallahassee, Fla.-A recent appellate court ruling rejects a 1978 precedent-setting decision that allowed non-economic damages for the loss of pets.

A 5-year-old, 114-lb (51.8-kg) neutered male German shepherd was examined because of a three- to four-week history of bloody preputial discharge and prostatomegaly.

Although esophageal disorders are less common than gastrointestinal diseases, they are not as rare as some practitioners think.

Baclofen is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant.

Des Moines-John T. Waddell, DVM, MBA, was installed as the 35th president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) vowing to use the association expertise to solve important industry issues.

Gainesville, Fla.-Building on years of basic science that helped pinpoint a region of the rat brain that affects spatial awareness, University of Florida (UF) researchers are now testing the ability of antibodies to restore brain function after a simulated stroke.

Columbia, Mo.-In the movie, "The Lord of the Rings," Gollum was a computer-generated creature whose movements were created by filming an actor with reflective markers attached to his body.

The man wanted to know if I would be interested in using his company for night security.

Washington- In an age when activist often means more than mere protester, FBI experts warn veterinarians and those in the animal industry that extremists are elusive, dangerous and hard to predict.

If there is any truth to the idea that after a while owners start to look like their pets, then many horsemen and women need to go on a diet.

Denver-The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) introduced its 2004-2005 board of directors at the association's 71st Annual Meeting in Tampa in April.