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Veterinary medicine Mar 8, 2024

New study finds limited correlation between canine lymphoma and proximity to environmental toxins

As awareness of the health risks associated with radon and fracking exposure in connection to cancer continues to rise in human medicine, a recent study explored these ties with multicentric lymphoma, a prevalent canine cancer. ...

Plants & Animals Mar 8, 2024

Bald eagles eat prairie dogs? Researchers underscore relationship between raptors and rodents in the Great Plains

We all know that bald eagles like fish. Few of us, however, picture them soaring over grasslands seeking out prairie dog snacks. In a paper published in the Journal of Raptor Research, lead author Courtney Duchardt and co-authors ...

Plants & Animals Mar 7, 2024

Social dynamics of family dogs: A peek behind hierarchies

Researchers at the Family Dog Project of Eötvös Loránd University have designed a tool to investigate the social dynamics of cohabiting family dogs. Their results are published in Animal Cognition.

Plants & Animals Mar 6, 2024

From Texas to Tennessee: Burrowing owl makes odd migration, draws attention

Birds migrating from north to south are a given, but migrating from the southwest to the southeast is a little rarer. A burrowing owl is overwintering on a Tennessee River peninsula near New Johnsonville, Tennessee, marking ...

Molecular & Computational biology Mar 6, 2024

Genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labradors hard-wires them for obesity

New research finds around a quarter of Labrador retriever dogs face a double-whammy of feeling hungry all the time and burning fewer calories due to a genetic mutation. The results are published in the journal Science Advances.

Veterinary medicine Mar 5, 2024

Understanding what a dog is trying to communicate

Dogs have a remarkable ability to communicate through a variety of sounds, or vocalizations. Because each vocalization conveys a specific message or emotion, understanding the meaning behind different vocalizations can help ...

Plants & Animals Mar 1, 2024

Livestock guardian dogs create landscape of fear for predators

A new study reveals how Livestock Guardian Dogs change predator behavior in ways that both protect livestock and support conservation efforts.

Plants & Animals Feb 29, 2024

Research finds that neutering Rottweilers may affect their lifespan

Owners of a popular dog breed are being encouraged to keep their pet pooch in tip-top condition after a James Cook University study found that Rottweilers could suffer from reduced lifespan after being neutered.

Cell & Microbiology Feb 29, 2024

Antimicrobial-resistant E. coli found in dogs with diarrhea

A team of Chinese veterinary researchers has found high levels of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in dogs with diarrhea. In their study, published in the open access journal PLOS ONE, the group tested fecal samples ...

Veterinary medicine Feb 28, 2024

Cannabis oil found to be effective treatment for canine discoid lupus erythematosus

A team of veterinary students and scientists at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, in Brazil, working with the Cannabis Development and Innovation Center, also in Brazil, has found that oral administration of cannabis ...

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