Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, March 6, 2024. Link.
Most read posts from March 6, 2025 AHD Bulletin –
- Pork industry optimistic despite disease, labor challenges. Link.
- Save a swamp. Sauté a nutria. Link.
- A cat is a cat, BUT, lifestyles, environments, their natures are a conundrum. Link.
- S. heartworm risks increase as mosquito populations, species double. Link.
- Everyone at the practice is included in your sales team. Link.
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TBC Give Back Benefit at WVC raises more than $25K
Source: The Bridge Club, March 10, 2025. Link. The 2024 ‘Give is the Word’ Give Back Benefit at the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas raised more than $25,000 in support of the Veterinary Hope Foundation. Hosted by The Bridge Club and backed by leading pet health organizations, the event saw attendees decked out in their finest 1950s-inspired threads, making for a fun night of competition and giving.
Dr. Natalie Marks joins VOA
Source: Veterinary Ownership Advocates, February 24, 2025. Link. Veterinary Ownership Advocates announces the addition of Natalie Marks, DVM, CVJ, CCFP, Elite FFCP-V, to its team of advocates providing veterinary business education. VOA’s curriculum equips veterinary professionals with the leadership, financial, and business skills necessary for successful ownership.
Orr, Eagan, Petersen honored by NAMA
Source: Agribusiness, March 10, 2025. Link. The National Agri-Marketing Association announced the recipients of its top three industry awards, recognizing outstanding leadership, innovation, and dedication to the agribusiness sector. The honorees include Mark Orr, CEO of GROWMARK, Inc., as Agribusiness Leader of the Year; Michele Egan, Marketing Manager at Novonesis, formerly Chr. Hansen, as NAMA Marketer of the Year; and Bob Petersen, retired Executive Director of the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City, as Ag Association Leader of the Year.
VetPartners names Sarah Rumple president at annual conference
Source: VetPartners, March 11, 2025. Link. More than 120 industry professionals, including 26 new members attended the 2025 Vet Partners annual conference in the days prior to WVC. Sarah Rumple was named president who is focuses on updating some of the association’s tried-and-true industry resources as well as growing the VetPartners membership.
Update on REAL ID requirement to travel
Source: Daily Passport, February 25, 2025. Link. REAL ID regulations are set to go into effect on May 7, 2025. However, the Transportation Security Administration announced in a September 2024 proposal recommending a phased-in approach, rather than full enforcement on that date as was originally planned. Under the new proposal, agencies would have two years until May 2027 to fully comply. You can also use certain documents instead of a REAL ID, such as a passport or Global Entry card, to board a flight.
