Australian Veterinary Association
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The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is a not-for-profit association representing more than 6000 Australian veterinarians working in private practice, government, industry, and academia.
The AVA provides information resources, continuing education opportunities, publications, public education programs, and professional support. The AVA also lobbies government on a number of fronts. Recent lobbying efforts include live cattle export
and research into the deadly Hendra Virus
.
The AVA publishes the Australian Veterinary Journal. The AVA has a number of other special interest groups that also publish their own peer reviewed journals.
The AVA provides information resources, continuing education opportunities, publications, public education programs, and professional support. The AVA also lobbies government on a number of fronts. Recent lobbying efforts include live cattle export
Live export
Live export is the transport of living farm animals usually across either state or national borders.Animal charities say that thousands of animals die en route from disease, heat exhaustion, thirst, suffocation, and crush injuries. The National Hog Farmer reports that 420,000 pigs are crippled and...
and research into the deadly Hendra Virus
Henipavirus
Henipavirus is a genus of the family Paramyxoviridae, order Mononegavirales containing two established species, Hendra virus and Nipah virus. The henipaviruses are naturally harboured by Pteropid fruit bats , and some microbat species...
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The AVA publishes the Australian Veterinary Journal. The AVA has a number of other special interest groups that also publish their own peer reviewed journals.