Use of sodium fluoroacetate poison baits—commonly known as 1080—to kill unwanted animals is widespread in Australia. But it occurs largely out of sight and out of mind. We may see signs warning the baits have been laid, ...
Ecology
Jun 7, 2023
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Animal owners frequently report concerns and worries relating to caring for their animal during the pandemic, new research suggests.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2021
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An estimated 3,000 pets were still missing more than a week after deadly wildfires ripped through Maui in August 2023 and left thousands of people—many of whom had companion animals—homeless. The Conversation asked Sarah ...
Veterinary medicine
Aug 22, 2023
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When researchers talk about their biggest bird flu fears, one that typically comes up involves an animal—like a pig—becoming simultaneously infected with an avian and a human flu. This creature, now a viral mixing vessel, ...
Veterinary medicine
Jun 3, 2024
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Animal breeding is an interest shared by farm owners and pet lovers, yet how to simply assess animals' reproductive functions remains a question. An Osaka Metropolitan University researcher provides a potential answer with ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 21, 2022
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Antimicrobial use in animals has decreased in 2014 due mainly to decreased consumption in the pig production. In general very little of the critically important antimicrobials – which are used to treat humans – is used ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 8, 2015
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