Last update:
Veterinary medicine news
'Food theft' among seabirds could be transmission point for deadly avian flu
The deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has killed millions of birds worldwide since 2021—and in rare cases can be transmitted to humans—may be spread through the food-stealing behavior of some seabirds.
Ecology
Sep 17, 2024
0
17
Brazil vets heal burns of jaguar burned in Pantanal fire
At a shelter for big cats in Brazil, a vet gingerly dresses wounds on a jaguar that was caught in wildfires raging in the world's largest tropical wetland.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 15, 2024
0
8
Say 'neigh' to west Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis
As summer turns to fall, most of the U.S. officially enters peak mosquito season. And with peak mosquito season comes a rise in mosquito-borne illnesses, including West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2024
0
18
Study proves transfer of feline coronavirus between domestic and wild cats
A new study from College of Veterinary Medicine researchers finds the first genetic evidence of feline coronavirus (FCoV) transmission between a captive wild and a domestic cat.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 10, 2024
0
111
Promoting horse welfare with an intestinal disease screening method
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, are developing a promising method to support the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in horses. Awareness of the prevalence of IBD in both humans and animals ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2024
0
1
How much do vegan diets improve the health of dogs?
Pet food consumes at least 9% of all livestock globally, rising to 20% in nations such as the U.S. with high pet ownership. The environmental benefits of vegan pet diets were recently found to be game-changingly large. Most ...
Veterinary medicine
Sep 9, 2024
0
1
Researchers find a place to take a python's pulse
Stethoscopes don't work well on reptiles. Scales interfere with sound transmission. Scared tortoises and turtles hide behind their legs, covering their hearts.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 5, 2024
0
18
Training course empowers wombat caregivers to combat sarcoptic mange
A new training course on the WomSAT platform will help everyone learn how to treat wombats afflicted with sarcoptic mange in the field, enhancing conservation efforts for the species.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2024
0
24
Fetching in cats is more common than previously thought, researchers find
Although it is more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners, report Mikel Delgado from Purdue University, US, and colleagues in PLOS ONE.
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2024
2
386
Researchers find genetic variant for speed of hair graying, susceptibility to skin melanoma in horses
Graying with age is a common coat color variant in horses, characterized by progressive hair graying and susceptibility to skin melanoma. In a new study published in Nature Communications, an international consortium led ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 4, 2024
0
11
Experiment shows dogs are able to remember toy names for up to two years
A trio of ethologists at Eötvös Loránd University, in Hungary, has found, via experimentation, that some dogs are able to remember toy names for up to two years. In their study, published in the journal Biology Letters, ...
H5N1 avian influenza virus found in multiple bird species in Antarctica
A team of virologists with the U.K.'s Animal and Plant Health Agency, working with colleagues from the British Antarctic Survey, the KEMH Pathology and Food, Water & Environmental Laboratory, and the Department of Agriculture, ...
Feeder-free induced pluripotent stem cells show promise for chronic kidney disease therapies in cats
Amid advances in medicine to improve people's quality of life, an Osaka Metropolitan University-led team has, for the first time in the world, generated high-quality feline induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which have ...
Biotechnology
Sep 4, 2024
0
12
Rein tension may affect horses' behavior
In a pilot study carried out at the University of Helsinki, high rein tension was found to be associated with trotters opening their mouths, which indicates pain or discomfort in the mouth.
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2024
0
2
Philippines to roll out unproven swine fever vaccine
The Philippines is under global scrutiny as it proceeds with the controlled rollout of an unproven African swine fever (ASF) vaccine from Vietnam amid doubts from experts about its safety and efficacy.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 2, 2024
0
19
Avian flu has infected dairy cows in more than a dozen states—a microbiologist explains how the virus is spreading
The current strain of avian flu, H5N1, is responsible for the culling of millions of domestic birds and has sickened more than a dozen farmworkers in 2024, most recently in Colorado.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 29, 2024
0
1
New research busts the myth that crossbred 'designer dogs' are healthier than pedigrees
Labradoodles, puggles, dorgis, cavoodles, cavapoos: Whatever you call them, there's no escaping the explosion of designer crossbreeds parading along our streets and through our dog parks these days.
Plants & Animals
Aug 29, 2024
0
20
Q&A: Protecting people and animals from eastern equine encephalitis
With mosquito-borne disease eastern equine encephalitis currently circulating in New England, Emily Reinhardt '20 (CAHNR), assistant clinical professor, and Ash Nakashima, graduate student, in UConn's Department of Pathobiology ...
Veterinary medicine
Aug 28, 2024
0
1
Dogs understand words from soundboard buttons, study reveals
If you've seen those viral social media videos of dogs using soundboard buttons to "talk," you're not alone. These buttons have taken the pet world by storm, leading to impressive and sometimes seemingly miraculous feats ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2024
0
248
New vaccine protects cattle from deadly tick-borne disease
University of Missouri researchers are working to develop the first-ever vaccine proven to protect cattle from a devastating tick-borne cattle disease known as bovine anaplasmosis. The research is vital to the state's economy ...
Veterinary medicine
Aug 28, 2024
0
4
More news
Do cats grieve? Research suggests they do
Untangling the web: How to handle spider bites in pets
Exploring the benefits of AI in veterinary medicine and education
Struggling pet owners feel pain of hard choices
Dutch bluetongue cases accelerating: official
How to keep your pet's coat healthy
Bluetongue virus cases soar among Europe livestock
Research findings suggest nilgai antelope are not carriers of bovine babesiosis
French sheep farmers fret over bluetongue outbreak
Shaping dairy farm vaccination decisions: Social pressure and vet influence
Horse miscarriages offer clues to causes of early human pregnancy loss
Other news
Silencing in action: How cells 'repress' genomic remnants of ancient viruses
Apes understand reasons behind each other's actions, research finds
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring—like Saturn
More pets relinquished to shelters due to housing insecurity
Blowflies found to carry bird flu virus
Handling with care: PTSD in horses
Study offers hope for development of vaccine capable of protecting cattle against malignant catarrhal fever
How an emerging disease in dogs is shedding light on cystic fibrosis
Cow challenge study should help turn tables on H5N1 in dairy herds
Greece bans sheep transport as new plague cases found
New study confirms mammal-to-mammal avian flu spread
Protecting your pig from diamond skin disease
People underestimate the income of the top 1%, researchers find
Newly developed OLED could enable compact, lightweight night vision
