Schaumburg, Ill. — The effort and time veterinarians take to stay up-to-date on their education and qualifications just got a lot easier thanks to the world's largest veterinary association, which is launching 24/7 online continuing education (CE) courses.

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ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) reports that all 25 horses in Laurel Park’s Barn 1 have tested negative for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) on a second round of tests.

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Elanco Animal Health – a Division of Eli Lilly and Company, in collaboration with Michigan State University (MSU), Oklahoma State University (OSU), and Louisiana State University (LSU) is seeking horses afflicted with Equine Cushing’s Disease also known as Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (ECD/PPID) to participate in a research study.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn. -- The United States is facing a shortage of large-animal veterinarians that could jeopardize the nation's food supply, and result in diseases spreading from animals to humans, according to a veterinary scientist in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Since the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine's Veterinary Teaching Hospital opened its doors, technicians have been working alongside veterinarians to provide the highest quality for hospital patients.

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PHOENIX – The noble equine has been our loyal partner in work and pleasure wherever mankind has roamed around the world.

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The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency has amended the animal importation regulations by removing South Carolina from the lists of States approved to receive certain stallions and mares imported into the United States from regions affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM).

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LAUREL, MD. --- With this morning’s announcement by the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) that the final 20 samples from Laurel Park’s Barn 1 tested negative for neurologic equine herpesvirus (EHV-1), the Maryland Jockey Club has amended its restrictions on off site runners racing at Laurel Park.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Veterinary Medical Association today announced a statewide campaign by veterinarians and consumers opposing Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed tax on veterinary services.

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WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States applauds a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upholding a U.S. Department of Agriculture ruling that Herbert and Jill Derickson of Tennessee violated the Horse Protection Act when they transported and entered a sored Tennessee Walking Horse, Just American Magic, in a 2002 horse show. 

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ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) reports that blood and nasal swab samples from a two-year old filly in Laurel Park’s Barn 1 are confirmed positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) by the University of Kentucky.

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LAUREL, MD. -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) confirmed today that Nin, a filly trained by King Leatherbury at Laurel Park, has tested positive for equine herpesvirus (EHV-1).

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WASHINGTON, DC — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) hand delivered a letter this week to the office of President-elect Barack Obama, congratulating him on his historic election to the nation's highest office and highlighting key public and animal-related issues on which the AVMA is prepared to work with the incoming president.

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ANNAPOLIS, MD – A horse at Laurel Park showing neurologic signs has caused Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) officials to place an "Investigational Animal Hold Order" on Barn 1 pending laboratory results.

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"The meeting by all measures was a resounding success," stated Dr. James A. Orsini, one of three presenters at the inaugural Laminitis West Seminar, held November 1, 2008, at the Monterey Convention Center in Monterey, CA.

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Dr. Kurt Schrader of Canby, Ore., will be the only veterinarian in the U.S. House of Representatives when he takes office next year.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Sales Integrity Program, managed by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), has released data compiling the number of exogenous anabolic steroid tests and ownership registry submissions for the Fasig-Tipton, Keeneland and Ocala Breeders’ Sale (OBS) summer and fall yearling sales.

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LEESBURG, Va. -- When a human fractures an arm or leg, the results are pain, discomfort, and inconvenience. When a horse fractures a limb, however, the consequences are more serious, possibly even life-threatening.

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The AVMA has published a backgrounder on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a pathogen connected with infections worldwide.

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