September, 2023

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A proliferation of newly proposed veterinary colleges

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Nearly a dozen newly proposed veterinary colleges have been announced in the past two years, which represents a sizeable potential increase to the existing 33 U.S. veterinary colleges. Some universities have already secured site visits from the while others are just in the discussion stage.

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A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of Seychelles by Chris Mason-Parker

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“M had told Bond he was sending him to the Seychelles. ‘… Just go and have a look.’ M glanced out of the window at the driving March sleet. ‘Don’t get sunstroke.'” Indeed, there is one distinctly birding connection to this country: a famous birder Ian Fleming, the author of James Bond, visited the Seychelles in 1958 looking for inspiration for his then-latest collection of stories, For Your Eyes Only.

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US veterinary colleges increase seats at accelerating rate

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The number of first-year veterinary students enrolled for the 2022-23 school year at U.S. veterinary colleges exceeded 4,000 for the first time, according to the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) Annual Data Report.

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AAFCO adopts consumer-friendly pet food labeling guidelines

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The updated label recommendations from Association of American Feed Control Official were developed in conjunction with consumers and industry and are meant to help consumers make better informed decisions when purchasing pet food.

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NAVTA celebrates 30 years of National Veterinary Technician Week

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of National Veterinary Technician Week, happening October 15-21, in which everyone is encouraged to celebrate, recognize, and promote the valuable contributions that credentialed veterinary technicians, veterinary technologists, and veterinary technician specialists make to the veterinary profession and society.

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Data, safety regulations lacking when it comes to pets and vehicles

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Around 45% of U.S. households own dogs and 26% of households own cats out of the total U.S. population of 128 million households in 2020, according to AVMA data. Owners often travel with their pets, whether for vacation or even a trip to the veterinarian. However, no data exists on how many pets have been injured or killed in car accidents.

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AAHA expands international accreditation into Asia

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The American Animal Hospital Association has begun to accredit veterinary practices internationally. Daktari Animal Hospital in Tokyo became the first internationally AAHA-accredited animal hospital followed by five institutions in Japan that were accredited this summer. More recently, AAHA announced a partnership with the Korean VMA to bring accreditation to South Korean veterinary practices.

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World Rabies Day: ‘All for 1, One Health for All’

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The theme of the 17th annual World Rabies Day, “All for 1, One Health for All,” highlights the need for collaboration and strengthening health systems to eliminate human deaths from dog-mediated rabies. Unvaccinated dogs are the main source of human rabies deaths, contributing up to 99% of all rabies transmissions to human globally.

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A test case for remote work in veterinary practice

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Adobe Animal Hospital Los Altos and Adobe Animal Hospital South Bay have both on-site customer service representatives (CSRs) and off-site video client representatives (VCRs) using the Otto platform. Both Adobe clinics allow these remote staff members to be patched into more than a dozen monitors around the hospital, from the front desk to the examination room and in the back office.

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Telehealth bill advances in California Senate

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California Assembly Bill 1399 passed the California Senate Appropriations Committee on September 1. The bill would allow a veterinarian-client-patient-relationship (VCPR) to be established remotely is making progress despite opposition from the California VMA (CVMA), AVMA and others. The next step is a vote on the state senate floor, which is scheduled for next week.

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American Veterinary Dental College – June 9-16, 2023

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The American Veterinary Dental College recently welcomed new diplomates following the board certification examinations it held between June 9-16 in Lexington, Kentucky, and Las Vegas.

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Johnson receives award from AKC Canine Health Foundation

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Dr. Gary Johnson was recently awarded the 2023 Asa Mays DVM Excellence in Canine Health Research Award from the AKC Canine Health Foundation for his work on dog genetics.

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11 technologies veterinary practices can adopt today

AVMA News

New devices and software promise to help enhance patient care and monitoring, ease workloads, improve workflows, meet or exceed client expectations, and more. AVMA News has put together an overview of 11 technologies or technologic features, from wearables to artificial intelligence to 3D printing.

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Navigated 360° tours, like YourVRTours, advance pipelines by engaging clients further along the sales funnel. These immersive experiences provide comprehensive property insights, increasing buyer intent and readiness. By embracing navigated tours, agents can optimize property exposure, better qualify leads, and streamline the sales process. Stay ahead in the ever-evolving real estate landscape with innovative technology that elevates buyer journeys and progresses pipelines more effectively.

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AAALAC International appoints Dr. Gary Borkowski as CEO

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Starting in October, Dr. Gary L. Borkowski will serve as the new CEO of AAALAC International, a nonprofit that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs.

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AVMA CEO addresses workforce trends

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Speaking to animal health industry leaders this August, AVMA CEO Dr. Janet Donlin talked about the challenges and opportunities facing the veterinary profession, including the seemingly high demand for veterinary services and related calls for a midlevel practitioner position.

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NIFA, LifeStock partner to promote federal programs addressing veterinary shortages

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded over $111,000 to the nonprofit LifeStock International to promote two NIFA programs offering educational debt relief to veterinarians who commit to working in designated rural veterinary shortage areas, especially areas where food animal veterinary services are in short supply.

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Drugs treating epilepsy, feline diabetes receive FDA approval

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a number of animal drugs, including those that treat idiopathic epilepsy in dogs and diabetes in cats.

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Pet Health Zone tool uses claims data to inform pet owners, care teams

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Nationwide used more than 40 years of claims data from millions of pets to develop its Pet Health Zone, an online tool that provides health condition information to pet owners.

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FDA proposes framework for collecting antimicrobial use data

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The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine is inviting public comment on a possible framework for establishing a public-private partnership to collect and analyze antimicrobial use data from food-producing animals.

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Court dismisses challenge to Texas in-person veterinarian-client-patient relationship requirement

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A federal district court has again upheld provisions of a Texas veterinary practice act mandating that a veterinary-client-patient relationship (VCPR) be established in person rather than remotely.

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Companies' cultivated chicken cells obtain regulatory approval

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Two companies have received final approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to begin commercial production and sales of human food from cultured animal cells to the public.

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Webinar 5.9.22

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In Memory – September 14, 2023

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Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, September 14, 2023

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In Memory – September 28, 2023

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Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, September 28, 2023

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American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology – May and June, 2023

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The American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP) welcomed a new diplomate following board certification examinations it held virtually in May and June 2023.

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Birding Tabin, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

Sometimes I just want to hug eBird, or more specifically, whoever writes the short species descriptions (even though I am not the typical hugging kind of person, trust me on this). Such as in the case of the Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher , which eBird describes as a “tiny, unbelievably cute kingfisher: a luminous ball of pink, orange, yellow, and varying amounts of blue and purple” Admittedly, when thinking of hugging this person, I hope it is a cute young female student rather than

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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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Two books, two authors, two countries bursting with neotropical avian diversity. Birds of Belize by Steve N. G. Howell and Dale Dyer and Birds of Costa Rica by Dale Dyer and Steve N. G. Howell joined the field guide roster this spring, very welcome in a year sadly sparse in new titles. Since the books share authors and a creation process, I thought I would review them together.

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Storm’s Stork

10,000 Birds

Take a medium-sized stork, then imagine placing a fried egg over each of its eyes. Color the white of the egg yellow and the yellow of the egg dark red, and you get a close approximation of what Storm’s Stork looks like. The population size of Storm’s Storkis frightfully small – according to Birdlife International, there are about 400 to 500 individuals, equating to about 260 to 330 mature birds.

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Acheron Delta, Greece: Hell is Closed for Renovation

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We tried yesterday to visit the Nekromanteio of Afyra, the very entrance of ancient Greek’s Hades, but the world of the dead was locked up (well, not really for renovation, but for further research at this archeological site, after the height of a tourist season). Still, it is somehow reassuring to know that Hell is closed: one Albanian proverb says that there are no keys for the Hell’s Gates – they are open to all.

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The Pittas of Sepilok

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Well – I only saw two species, the most common ones at Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. But they are well worth their own post, even though I cannot really write too much about them. Not that they need many words anyway. One is the Black-crowned Pitta , a species endemic to Borneo with a number of aliases including black-headed pitta, black-and-crimson pitta, black-and-scarlet pitta, and black-crowned garnet pitta (if you want to identify it by its monograms on its shirts, they always sta

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