AWIC 2012-02-10T16:31:11Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2012, sball #ff @National_Ag_Lib 2012-02-10T16:31:11Z 2012-02-10T16:29:11Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9235 2012-02-10T16:29:11Z @USDA @USDA_APHIS @USDA_ARS @InvasiveInfo... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov @USDA @USDA_APHIS @USDA_ARS @InvasiveInfo @jhucaat JHU CAAT - InterNICHE is an excellent resource. 2012-02-09T15:59:29Z 2012-02-09T15:58:36Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9234 2012-02-09T15:58:36Z fb.me/1pj7vEU48... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov fb.me/1pj7vEU48 ]]> @USDA_APHIS APHIS Wildlife Services leads efforts to design new tools such as live traps, for use with Florida invasive pythons. 2012-02-09T15:20:02Z 2012-02-09T15:19:38Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9233 2012-02-09T15:19:38Z go.usa.gov/RSM... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov go.usa.gov/RSM ]]> @USDA_APHIS USDA wildlife specialists provided details at Alcorn State University workshop on feral swine management. 2012-02-09T13:22:04Z 2012-02-09T13:20:18Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9232 2012-02-09T13:20:18Z http://www.alcorn.edu/offices/Relations/Default.aspx?id=9164... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov http://www.alcorn.edu/offices/Relations/Default.aspx?id=9164 ]]> @USDA_APHIS USDA streamlines animal and animal product import regulations 2012-02-08T15:10:01Z 2012-02-08T15:09:31Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9231 2012-02-08T15:09:31Z go.usa.gov/Rmf #CEM... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov go.usa.gov/Rmf #CEM ]]> @National_Ag_Lib USDA NAL Farm Animals: regulated under Animal Welfare Act only when used in biomed-research/testing/teaching/exhibition. 2012-02-08T14:45:15Z 2012-02-08T14:44:49Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9230 2012-02-08T14:44:49Z bit.ly/8VNpPk... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov bit.ly/8VNpPk ]]> @National_Ag_Lib USDA NAL Animal Welfare Act Workshops Dates for 2012. Register now! 2012-02-08T14:12:36Z 2012-02-08T14:12:07Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9229 2012-02-08T14:12:07Z bit.ly/tMf3RW... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov bit.ly/tMf3RW ]]> @National_Ag_Lib USDA NAL Horse Protection Act prohibits horses subjected to soring from participating in exhibitions/sales/shows/auctions. 2012-02-08T13:29:23Z 2012-02-08T13:28:36Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9228 2012-02-08T13:28:36Z bit.ly/bihkXX... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov bit.ly/bihkXX ]]> @FDAanimalhealth - Find out how #FDA regulates veterinary devices 2012-02-08T12:45:37Z 2012-02-08T12:45:04Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9227 2012-02-08T12:45:04Z 1.usa.gov/aFVpL9... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov 1.usa.gov/aFVpL9 ]]> @AVMAJournals - AVMA soliciting member comments on animal welfare policies 2012-02-07T14:42:03Z 2012-02-07T14:41:31Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9223 2012-02-07T14:41:31Z bit.ly/AaEwm0... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov bit.ly/AaEwm0 ]]> Saving Dogs With Spinal Cord Injuries 2012-02-07T13:24:30Z 2012-02-07T13:23:37Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9222 2012-02-07T13:23:37Z ScienceDaily.com - Dogs with spinal cord injuries may soon benefit from an experimental drug being tested by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences -- work that they... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120118155338.htm ]]> Third Monkey Death at Harvard Sparks Federal Probe of Lab Work BusinessWeek 2012-02-07T13:13:03Z 2012-02-07T13:12:02Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9221 2012-02-07T13:12:02Z BusinessWeek.com - The Animal Welfare Act requires labs to handle research animals as “carefully” as possible to prevent “trauma,” overheating, physical harm “behavioral stress or unnecessary discomfort.” The USDA enforces the law through its inspection of about 1100 US ...... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-23/third-monkey-death-at-harvard-sparks-federal-probe-of-lab-work.html]]> PRIM&R 2012 IACUC Conference 2012-01-23T16:46:05Z 2012-01-23T16:44:34Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9218 2012-01-23T16:44:34Z Registration is now open for PRIM&R’s 2012 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Conference, which will be held March 20-21 (with 2 exciting pre-conference programs on March 18-19) in Boston, MA. Please visit www.primr.org for more information.... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov PRIM&R’s 2012 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Conference, which will be held March 20-21 (with 2 exciting pre-conference programs on March 18-19) in Boston, MA. Please visit www.primr.org for more information. ]]> Nearly 7 million bats may have died from white-nose fungus, officials say 2012-01-19T17:52:47Z 2012-01-19T17:51:47Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9216 2012-01-19T17:51:47Z WashingtonPost.com - More than five years since the deadly white-nose fungus was first detected in a New York cave where bats hibernate, up to 6.7 million of the animals are estimated to have died in 16 states and Canada, the... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nearly-7-million-bats-may-have-died-from-white-nose-fungus-officials-say/2012/01/17/gIQAyixH6P_story.html]]> Labs Size Up New Guidelines For Rodent Cages 2012-01-17T14:50:22Z 2012-01-17T14:49:15Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/awic/5.9210 2012-01-17T14:49:15Z NPR.org - Recently, some new recommendations about how to house female lab rodents and their babies caused an uproar, with experts at major research institutions now saying they're unsure of what they'll have to do to keep their government funding.... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov http://www.npr.org/2012/01/16/145172737/labs-size-up-new-guidelines-for-rodent-cages]]>