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Pigs, Mice Spared As Agency Moves To Adopt Modern, Humane Methods In Vaccine Testing
Following PETA's call for U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) to adopt non-animal methods to test the potency of each batch of a vaccine, the CVB has informed PETA that three of the tests involving pigs have been replaced with modern non-animal methods. The USDA has amended its Web site to reflect the changes.
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New Vaccine From Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Is First For Canine Influenza Virus
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, the global leader in veterinary biologicals, announced the availability of the first vaccine against canine influenza virus (CIV), which was granted a conditional product license by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on May 27, 2009, for use by veterinarians in the United States.
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USDA report faults Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine for animal …
USDA report faults Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine for animal ... Examiner.com. Frommer reported that Tufts spokesman Tom Keppeler confirmed that the procedure was the castration of piglets and lambs at the school's working farm, ...
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AVMA Calls For Stronger Animal Disease Traceability System