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by Editor | Oct 5, 2025 | Animal Health News, News
Source: WUSF Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed to reclassify xylazine, a sedative increasingly found in fentanyl-laced street drugs, to preserve Veterinary access while restricting misuse. Currently classified as a controlled substance in Florida,... read more
by Editor | Oct 5, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: Clay Today The Lincoln Memorial University-College of Veterinary Medicine at Orange Park (LMU-OPCVM) has achieved a key step toward accreditation, receiving a Letter of Reasonable Assurance from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education... read more
by Editor | Oct 4, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Morning Ag Clips Two undergraduates, Sydnie Frost of Purdue University and Sarah Stacy of Lincoln Memorial University, spent their summer immersed in the Research and Extension Experience in Veterinary Entomology for Students (REEVES) Program, a USDA-funded... read more
by Editor | Oct 4, 2025 | Equine, News
Source: Nature Five cloned horses in Argentina have become the first of their species to be gene-edited with CRISPR–Cas9, sparking debate across the polo world. Developed by Kheiron Biotech, the horses carry a modification to the myostatin gene, designed to enhance... read more
by Editor | Oct 3, 2025 | Agriculture, Livestock, News
Source: AVMA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched the Rural Veterinary Action Plan (RVAP) to address severe veterinarian shortages in rural and livestock-producing areas, where nearly every state faces service gaps. Veterinarians are critical for... read more
by Editor | Oct 3, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: CoBank The U.S. dairy industry is at a crossroads as beef sales increasingly drive farm profitability, pushing farmers to breed cows with beef semen rather than dairy semen. This shift has caused dairy replacement heifer numbers to hit a 20-year low, even as... read more
by Editor | Oct 2, 2025 | Animal Health News, News
Source: The Adgefield Advertiser Strom Thurmond Career & Technology Center (STCTC) has launched a new “Exploration of Veterinary Science and Animal Care” course, taught by Jessica Sharp-Miner, who joined the Edgefield County School District this year. The program... read more
by Editor | Oct 2, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: Arkansas State University The Arkansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has welcomed two new faculty members to strengthen its instructional team as it prepares for its first DVM cohort in 2026. Dr. Philip Johnson joins as professor and... read more
by Editor | Oct 1, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: AAHA The AAHA One Health Guidelines provide Veterinary practices with strategies to strengthen collaboration between veterinary and human healthcare teams, improving outcomes for both patients and families. The guidelines outline when and how veterinarians... read more
by Editor | Oct 1, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: WUSF Dr. Keith Poulsen of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory says combating New World Screwworm (NWS) in the U.S. may require the emergency use of certain animal drugs, mainly in the ivermectin class, under the Animal Medicinal Drug Use... read more
by Editor | Sep 30, 2025 | News
Source: Live Science Ranking the best hearing in the animal kingdom depends on what “best” means—sensitivity, range, or localization. Greater wax moths hold the record for frequency detection, hearing up to 300 kilohertz—15 times beyond human limits. Barn owls excel... read more
by Editor | Sep 29, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News, Veterinary Practice
Source: WKMS At its quarterly meeting, the Murray State Board of Regents appointed Dr. Laura Ken Hoffman as the inaugural dean of the proposed School of Veterinary Medicine, contingent on state approval of a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. Hoffman, who... read more
by Editor | Sep 29, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: Texas A&M University The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) celebrated a major milestone in May 2025 as the first cohort of 2+2 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students graduated from the Veterinary Education,... read more
by Editor | Sep 28, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: Pet Food Industry Petsense by Tractor Supply, a subsidiary of Tractor Supply Co., is marking its 20th anniversary with a month-long celebration this September, highlighted by nearly $1 million in donations to local animal shelters and a new national... read more
by Editor | Sep 28, 2025 | Agriculture, Livestock, News
Source: National Hog Farmer Quebec-based organic pork producer duBreton is urging food certification bodies to take a firm stance against gene-edited pork, citing consumer demand for transparency. The company, which operates four plants in North America, argues that... read more
by Editor | Sep 27, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: The Fence Post Lallemand Animal Nutrition has launched its 11th annual Scholarship Program, supporting students pursuing agriculture, Veterinary medicine, and related fields. Since its inception, the initiative has awarded nearly $140,000 to 50 students... read more
by Editor | Sep 27, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: EurekAlert A study published in ImmunoHorizons highlights how analyzing immune system markers in dogs could transform Veterinary care through personalized diagnostics and treatments. Led by Dr. Ravi Sachidanandam with the Waltham Research Institute,... read more
by Editor | Sep 26, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: NJ.com New Jersey has officially opened its first Veterinary school, the Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine at Rowan University, ending the need for aspiring vets to leave the state for training. The inaugural class of 75 students—over half from New... read more
by Editor | Sep 26, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: The Ohio State University Ohio State University researchers Dr. Thomas Cherpes and Dr. Rodolfo Vicetti Miguel have received an Ohio State Accelerator Award for their project developing a novel peptide that accelerates wound repair. Supported by the College of... read more
by Editor | Sep 25, 2025 | Agriculture, Livestock, News
Source: Feedstuffs A North Carolina State University study tested a new truck rerouting system to reduce disease transmission between pig farms. Traditionally, trucks transporting feed and livestock follow fixed weekly schedules, but researchers modeled alternative... read more
