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Washington - Of the nation's 114 licensed veterinary laboratories, only two house anthrax cultures and both microbes are harmless, federal officials report. In the wake of the Florida anthrax-induced death, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mandated that all laboratories provide an inventory of their anthrax cultures. USDA officials add the sources of anthrax that have infected people in Florida, New York and Washington could not have been from the labs.

Virbac Corporation announces it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Worm-X, a canine intestinal parasite control product.

College Station, Tex.-The College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M has established the Carl B. King Deanship in Veterinary Medicine.

Boston-Tufts Animal Expo 2001, a veterinary-led conference for the animal health profession, was dedicated to service dogs and their partners involved in the tragedies in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

Washington-The Congressional Black Caucus and Ross University Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine have collaborated to offer a joint scholarship to minority students.

The Iams Company introduces two new diets for controlling hairballs in older cats and cats with specific lifestyle needs.

JorVet introduces a new stethoscope for the veterinary market. Create your own stethoscope with a wide variety of colors and head designs.

Fostering positive relationships between new associates and staff starts at the top

MinXray is offering a new Equine Technique Chart for its model HF 100/30.

Milwaukee-The cattle of America may be under siege, according to experts who are studying the bioterrorism issue.

Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. introduces autoclavable endoscopes.

Iowa State University Press announces the release of new titles.

Securos offers orthopedic drill bits for a variety of orthopedics procedures.

Experts advise: Take life one responsibility at a time

To thank clients and friends, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has developed agift calendar.

Digicare Biomedical Technology Inc. introduces the Life Window 6000 Veterinary Vital Signs Monitor.

Merial announces the launch of its Web site, www. Merial.com, as a new customer tool and resource.

New awareness of search dogs' importance likely following Sept. 11 attacks

AgriLabs introduces BoviSpec Sterile Solution, a treatment for bovine respiratory disease (BRD).

Washington-Financial and legislative efforts tied to mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) have done more than bend some ears on Capitol Hill, according to The Horse Interactive.

Spectrum Surgical Instruments introduces its Web site, www.spectrumsurgical.com.

AgriLabs introduces a new coccidiosis control product to its dairy cattle line.

Pfizer Animal Health announces that its three mastitis products, Amoxi-Mast Daricloxand Orbenin-DC, are now available in short-tip tubes.

Davis, Calif.-Madeline Yamate knows how to be a team player. With an MBA in marketing and organizational behavior, she's got the basics of negotiation, time management and project solving covered.

Kentucky-Construction of a podiatry and reproduction facility is under way at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital.

Total Health Enhancement (Equine Division), Oceanside, Calif., has announced another new product to nutritionally support production of nitric oxide, which increases blood flow.

AAHA Press announces the release of Practice Made Perfect: A Guide to Veterinary Practice Management.

AAHA Press announces the release of Diagnostic Testing and Imaging: Creating a Profit Center.

Grenada, West Indies- The school of veterinary medicine at St. George's University, in conjunction with the Grenada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has developed a veterinary teaching hospital.

From a client's viewpoint, timely differentiation of potentially reversible disease from irreversible disease is an important expectation related to clinical assessment of illness.