The study, involving researchers at Nottingham Trent University, has focused on minimizing relatedness amongst the rare breed by supporting breeders with historical information about individual horses' kinship via their pedigree ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2021
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Does your cat or dog suddenly get a burst of energy and perform athletic feats around the house that would make even a gold medalist jealous? Welcome to the world of zoomies.
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2023
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On a Baltic Sea island once used by the Nazis for biological weapon research, German scientists are developing virus vaccines that could save lives.
Veterinary medicine
Dec 27, 2019
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Why does your dog rush to "help" when you are searching for something, while your cat seems… eh, less concerned? New research suggests that this difference may stem from deep evolutionary roots—and that, in certain situations, ...
Evolution
Feb 26, 2026
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Army scientists designed and developed a realistic canine bite sleeve trainer to improve the performance of military and civilian K9s. Military working dogs often serve an essential role in military operations.
Veterinary medicine
Jul 29, 2020
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The world is experiencing unprecedented economic growth in low- and middle-income countries. An increasing number of people in India, China, Latin America and Africa have become wealthier, and this is reflected in their consumption ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2019
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Horses, like our dogs and cats, are familiar to many of us, be they racehorses, police horses, or much-loved pony club mounts. So it might surprise you that horses, in Australia, are more deadly than snakes, and indeed all ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2020
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A study that set out to measure how much wildlife domestic cats eat to supplement the food they are given by their owners was unsuccessful due to an unexpectedly high variability in cat food ingredients. This accidental discovery ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2020
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Researchers from the Zoonosis Science Center at Uppsala University have identified a new coronavirus. Their study of approximately 260 bank voles caught around Grimsö, Örebro County, shows that the virus is well established ...
Veterinary medicine
Jun 3, 2022
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A study on canine brain networks reveals that during mammalian brain evolution, the role of the cingulate cortex, a bilateral structure located deep in the cerebral cortex, was partly taken over by the lateral frontal lobes, ...
Evolution
May 26, 2023
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