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New method helps detect heart damage in top-level competition dogs
Frequent high-intensity exercise entails cardiac remodeling both in humans and animals. In dogs, especially those used for top-level competition, it is of great interest to learn whether they develop the so-called athletic ...
Veterinary medicine
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Greyhound pups must be tracked from birth to death, so we know how many are killed
It's been more than four years since New South Wales greyhound racing was rocked by a special inquiry that found overwhelming evidence of systemic animal cruelty, including mass killings. Overbreeding and euthanasia of healthy ...
Plants & Animals
21 hours ago
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Broad beans versus soybeans as feed for dual-purpose chickens
Current practices of the poultry industry have raised ethical and ecological concerns. Ethical concerns include the culling of day-old male chicks of egg-laying breeds; ecological concerns include the import of large quantities ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2020
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Feeding indoor cats just once a day could improve health
Got a cat that always seems hungry? New University of Guelph research suggests you might want to reduce—not increase—how often you feed them.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 23, 2020
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New research identifies genetic factors contributing to small body size in dogs
When a beautiful pup has a dental problem, it's time to call a veterinarian. But when it runs in the family, researchers take the case.
Biotechnology
Sep 21, 2020
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Tracking the working dogs of 9/11
When veterinarian Cynthia Otto was in Manhattan in the wake of the 9/11 attacks helping support the search and rescue dogs, she heard rumors about the possible impact on the dogs' long-term health.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 21, 2020
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Study suggests substantial proportion of pet cats and dogs are infected with SARS-CoV-2 by their owners
A small study by Canadian veterinary science experts being presented at this ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, held online from 23-25 September) suggests that a substantial proportion of pet cats and dogs ...
Veterinary medicine
Sep 18, 2020
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Salvador vet's painstaking surgery helps mutilated bird fly again
Veterinary surgeon Jose Coto's clinic at the El Salvadoran environment ministry has its hands full as it cares for a wide array of injured, neglected or abused wild animals in the Central American country.
Plants & Animals
Sep 17, 2020
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Diet and prior training show no impact on cognitive decline in aging pet dogs
A new study of older pet dogs found that problem solving, sociability, boldness and dependency decline with age, and reported no associations between an enriched diet, lifelong training experiences, and measures of behavior ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2020
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Slower growing chickens experience higher welfare, commercial scale study finds
Slower growing broiler chickens are healthier and have more fun than conventional breeds of birds, new evidence from an independent commercial scale farm trial has shown. The study carried out by researchers from FAI Farms, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2020
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Possible genetic link found between hypothyroidism and development of canine T-zone lymphoma
A genetic mutation might be the reason dogs with hypothyroidism are less likely to develop T-zone lymphoma (TZL). That's the finding from Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at Colorado State University who tried ...
Veterinary medicine
Sep 15, 2020
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Oregon equestrian center becomes refuge for animals fleeing US fires
An equestrian center in Oregon that opened its doors to horses displaced by raging forest fires soon found its stalls home to almost an entire farmyard—including pigs, ducks, donkeys and even an ox.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 14, 2020
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New research finds Australian labradoodles are more poodle than lab. Here's what that tells us about breeds
It all started in the late 1980s. Wally Conron, a breeding manager for Guide Dogs Victoria, noticed that some people needing a guide dog appeared to be allergic to the shedding hairs of Labrador retrievers.
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2020
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Germany confirms 1st case of swine fever on its territory
Germany has confirmed the first case of African swine fever on its territory, after a wild boar cadaver found in the eastern state of Brandenburg tested positive, the country's agriculture minister said Thursday.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 10, 2020
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More cats might be COVID-19 positive than first believed, study suggests
A newly published study looking at cats in Wuhan, where the first known outbreak of COVID-19 began, shows more cats might be contracting the disease than first believed.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 09, 2020
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Feline leukaemia virus infection: A clinical and epidemiological enigma
Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is a gammaretrovirus that occurs worldwide in domestic cats, as well as small wild cats. It is associated with various serious, and sometimes fatal, diseases including anemia, immunosuppression ...
Veterinary medicine
Sep 09, 2020
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Comparing the controllability of young hand-raised wolves and dogs
During domestication, dogs most probably have been selected for increased tractability (meant as controllability or ease in handling). If so, then considerable differences should be found between domestic dogs and their closest ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 08, 2020
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Researchers analyze safety of industrial hemp as cattle feed
A pair of studies at Kansas State University is bringing new insight to farmers and producers seeking to incorporate industrial hemp in cattle feed.
Biotechnology
Sep 03, 2020
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Researchers identify five types of cat owner
Cat owners fall into five categories in terms of their attitudes to their pets' roaming and hunting, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Sep 03, 2020
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Gut microbiome composition is associated with age and memory performance in pet dogs
Our gut microbiota can crucially influence our behavior and neurodevelopment. New research from the Ethology Department at the Faculty of Science at Eötvös Loránd University indicates that dogs' aging mechanism and memory ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 02, 2020
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