As previously described, NJ bill A1219 would require veterinarians or health officials to notify known pet owners prior to rabies testing of the deceased pet, which currently involves decapitation
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Laboratory Testing
The essential role of animal studies in expediating medical research to battle the COVID-19 pandemic
Animal studies have and will continue to serve an essential role in medical development and public and animal health. This stays true for the current global efforts to find treatments…
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New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health Proposed Laboratory Fee Regulation Amendments
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The Division of Animal Health has proposed amendments to the regulation governing laboratory services provided by the State Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, available on its website as published in the…
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The Benefits and Pitfalls of DNA Tests
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Genetic testing in human and animal medicine has been used for some time, and shows great promise, when used judiciously. For example, genotyping the avian influenza virus and other pathogens…
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NIH Confirms It Is Retiring All Its Research Chimpanzees
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| Guest Blog-republished with permission.First published by AMP News Service Wednesday, November 18, 2015 |
| In a late afternoon conference call with scientific society and research advocacy leaders, a National Institutes of |
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USDA, FDA, and EPA-confusing authority over livestock production and food labeling.
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The New York Times published an article[1] on the use of a growth promotant (ractopamine) used by some cattle and hog producers to increase the efficiency of the final…
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Poop Patrol Coming to Your Neighborhood . . . Soon!
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I previously described the potential pitfalls for those using DNA tests to identify dogs leaving behind specimens (aka poop) in public areas.
As expected, more communities are using the “poop…
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Listeria in raw pet food-basis of recall
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Concerns about raw pet food, previously discussed, have resurfaced with the laboratory isolation of listeria in pet food subsequently recalled by J.J. Fuds, Inc., out of an abundance of…
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Animal Testing Saves Animals and People Too
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Justin Goodman, PETA’s director of laboratory investigations as David Grimm recently described in the article titled “The Insurgent” published in Science, Vol. 347, Issue 6220, January 23, 2015 “attempt[s] to…
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Recognizing the Vital Contributions of Animals to Biomedical Research
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There are a lot of myths circulated by animal rights activists about the use of animals in biomedical research, which they are opposed to, even when such research benefits the…
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