| American Veterinary Medical Association URL: http://www.avma.org |
American Veterinary Medical Association Care for Pets: URL: http://www.avma.org/care4pets/ |
| Hillsborough Animal Health foundation (Florida) URL: http://www.hahf.org |
Florida Veterinary Medical Association URL: http://www.fvma.org/ |
| American Animal Hospital Association URL: http://www.healthypet.com |
Livestock Conservancy URL: https://www.livestockconservancy.org |
| PetPlace.com URL: http://www.Petplace.com |
GoodNewsForPets.com URL: http://www.Goodnewsforpets.com |
| Pig Disease Information Center URL: http://www.Pighealth.com |
American Association of Swine Veterinarians URL: http://www.aasv.org |
| WorldSwine Web URL: http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/6089/index.html |
Pigs4Ever.com URL: http://www.pigs4ever.com |
| Exotic DVM Magazine URL: http://www.exoticdvm.com |
VetCentric.com URL: http://www.vetcentric.com |
| DVM Newsmagazine URL: http://www.dvmnewsmagazine.com |
Altvetmed URL: http://www.altvetmed.com |
| Cornell University URL: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/consult.asp |
Pet Care Forum Christie Keith, Director Veterinary Information Network, Inc. URL: http://www.vin.com/PetCare/ |
| Small Mammals and Exotics Forum URL: http://www.vin.com/PetCare/Mammals.htm |
American Board of Veterinary Practitioners Dee Ann Walker, CAE, Executive Director 530 Church Street, Suite 700 Nashville, TN 37219 Phone: (615) 254-3687 Fax: (615) 254-7047 E-mail: URL: http://www.abvp.com |
| American Board of Veterinary Toxicology Dr. Robert H. Poppenga, Secretary-Treasurer University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center 382 West Street Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 E-mail: URL: http://www.abvt.org |
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Dr. Melvin W. Balk, Executive Director 96 Chester Street Chester, NH 03036 E-mail: URL: http://www.aclam.org |
| American College of Poultry Veterinarians J. Kirk Skeeles, Secretary-Treasurer P.O. Box 1227 Fayetteville, AR 72702 E-mail: |
American College of Theriogenologists Ms. Loretta Hendricks, Administrator 530 Church Street, Suite 700 Nashville, TN 37219 Phone: (615) 244-3060 Fax: (615) 254-7047 E-mail: URL: http://www.lam.vet.uga.edu/act/index.htm |
| American College of Veterinarian Anesthesiologists Dr. Peter Pascoe, President Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis, CA 95616-8745 E-mail: URL: http://www.acva.org |
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Dr. Bonnie V. Beaver, Executive Director Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4474 E-mail: |
| American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Dr. Cyril R. Clark, Secretary-Treasurer Department of Anatomy, Pathology & Pharmacology College of Veterinary Medicine Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078 E-mail: URL: http://www.acvcp.org |
American College of Veterinary Dermatology Ms. Robin Bennett, Executive Secretary 2122 Worthingwoods Blvd. Powell, OH 43065 |
| American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Dr. James N. Ross, Jr., Executive Secretary Department of Clinical Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine Tufts University 200 Westboro Road North Grafton, MA 01536 E-mail: " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> |
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Ms. June Pooley, Executive Director American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 7175 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2125 Lakewood, CO 80235-2320 E-mail: URL: http://members.aol.comWPThomasN2/acvimhome.htm |
| American College of Veterinary Microbiologists Dr. Leon N. D. Potgieter, Secretary-Treasurer College of Veterinary Medicine P.O. Box 1071 University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37901 E-mail: URL: http://cem.vet..utk.edu/acvm.htm |
America College of Veterinary Nutrition Dr. Craig D. Thatcher, Secretary-Treasurer American College of Veterinary Nutrition Large Animal Clinical Sciences Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Blacksburg, VA 24061-0442 E-mail: |
| American College of Veterinary Opthalmologists Dr. mary Belle Glaze, Secretary-Treasurer Veterinary Clinical Sciences Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 E-mail: URL: http://www.acvo.com |
American College of Veterinary Pathologists Susan Whitehouse, Executive Director ACVP Executive Offices 875 Kings Highway, Suite 200 Woodbury, NJ 08096-3172 E-mail: URL: http://vetpath1.afip.mil/acvp.html |
| American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine Dr. Stanley O. Hewins, Executive Vice President 3126 Morning Creek San Antonio, TX 78247 E-mail: URL: http://www.acvpm.org |
American College of Veterinary Surgeons Alan J. Lipowitz, DVM, Executive Secretary Ann T. Loew, EdM, Executive Director 4401 East West Highway, Suite 205 Bethesda, MD 20814-4523 E-mail: URL: http://www.acvs.org |
| American College of Zoological Medicine Dr. Scott B. Citino, Secretary White Oak Conservation Center White Oak Plantation 726 Owens Road Yulee, FL 32097 E-mail: URL: http://www.worldzoo.org/aczm/aczmindex.htm |
American Veterinary Dental College Dr. Frank Verstraete, Secretary Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis, CA 95616-8745 E-mail: URL: http://members.aol.com/AMVETDENT/ |
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