Jul 29, 2020 | Animal Owners, Livestock, News
The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (WVDL) has discontinued swine oral fluid testing for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) and swine enteric coronavirus disease (SECD) polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) due to the low number...
Jul 29, 2020 | Animal Owners, Livestock, News
By the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Division of Animal Health The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) wants to remind veterinarians of recent rule changes. These include submitting...
Jul 29, 2020 | News, WVMA News
By Kim Brown Pokorny, Executive Director, Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association WVMA Membership: On August 5, after 12 years as your executive director, I will walk out of the WVMA office for the last time. I have decided to go back to my agriculture...
Jul 29, 2020 | Advocacy, News
29 Jul The WVMA Advocacy Program: Advocacy vs. Politics Posted at 11:27h in Advocacy by Tracie Luedtke0Likes By Attorney Jordan Lamb, DeWitt LLP The 2020 elections are just months away and we are starting to see many political commercials...
Jul 6, 2020 | Animal Owners, Companion Animal, News, Research
By Kelly Tyrrell, University Communications, University of Wisconsin-Madison In a study published May 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in the U.S. and Japan report that in the laboratory, cats can readily become infected with SARS-CoV-2,...
Jul 6, 2020 | News, WVMA News
By Zachary C. Tooley, WVMA Member and 2LT U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Over the past year, I have learned about the different facets of veterinary medicine and the incredible opportunities available to specialize in a variety of fields. I was also...