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It’s more than a Farm Bill, US Ag official says

(New Philadelphia Times Reporter) When people talk about the federal Farm Bill, they’re not covering nearly enough territory. That’s the opinion of an authority on the matter — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. He prefers to call it the Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. That’s “because it really deals with all of those issues,”  Read More »

Anthrax Among Us?

(North American Whitetail Magazine) To most people, it’s either the answer to a question about bioterrorism or it’s the name of a legendary heavy metal rock band. “Anthrax,” however, is the answer to another question as well: Which infectious disease has the potential to kill both deer and humans? You don’t find folks at the  Read More »

Plumbing the mysteries of Plum Island

(CBS News) A place that’s off-limits to most of us was in the news this past week. The federal government announced it has granted a license for a new foot-and-mouth vaccine . . . a vaccine developed at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. With correspondent John Miller we get a rare inside look: Plum  Read More »

FMD vaccine earns conditional approval

(CattleNetwork.com) The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a conditional license for GenVec, Inc.’s foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for use in cattle, the company announced June 7. GenVec also announced that Merial, the animal health division of Sanofi, has the rights to develop and commercialize GenVec’s FMD vaccine for use  Read More »

NRC Report Warns of Shortfall in Veterinarians Trained in Biodefense

(Global Security Newswire) An analysis released last week by the independent National Research Council draws attention to a potential lack of veterinarians who specialize in animal disease research, which could have serious ramifications should terrorists ever seek to attack the U.S. food supply. In excess of 50 percent of those enrolled in veterinary schools pursue  Read More »

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