A recent paper published in the journal Veterinary Record explored health risks faced by cats and uncovered notable variations in the disease rates between purebred and mixed-breed cats.
Veterinary medicine
Jun 27, 2023
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A new analysis suggests that wild, stray, and feral cats living in areas with higher human population density tend to release—or "shed"—a greater amount of the parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis. The study ...
Ecology
Jun 21, 2023
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Most Australians (97%) want more action to protect nature, even if they don't know the full extent of the biodiversity crisis. That's the startling finding emerging from our first national survey of 4,000 voters.
Ecology
Jun 20, 2023
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Currently there are no contraceptives capable of producing permanent sterilization in companion animals. Spaying, the surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus, is the most widely used strategy to control unwanted reproduction ...
Biotechnology
Jun 6, 2023
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The testis is the natural stem cell reservoir for the formation of male germ cells. Understanding this process is a prerequisite for enabling the formation of male germ cells "in the test tube." This procedure is becoming ...
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2023
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Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a new study details unique findings, analysis and interpretation of saber-toothed cat fossils, offering a glimpse into how the fierce apex predators operated on the high ...
The elusive striped "cat-fox" familiar mostly to Corsican shepherds and as a source of intrigue to scientists, is indeed its own species specific to the French Mediterranean island, the French office for Biodiversity (OFB) ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2023
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Many people choose to live with a cat for companionship. As a social species, companionship is something we often crave. But this cannot necessarily be said of our feline friends. Domestic cats evolved from a largely solitary ...
Veterinary medicine
Mar 3, 2023
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A parasite believed to be present in more than 40 million people in the United States and often spread by domestic and wild cats could hamper ongoing conservation efforts in bighorn sheep.
Ecology
Jan 24, 2023
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You might think evolution is glacially slow. At a species level, that's true. But evolution happens every time organisms produce offspring. The everyday mixing of genes—combined with mutations—throws up new generations ...
Evolution
Jan 20, 2023
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