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Canine Influenza Was Around Earlier Than Once Thought
March 18, 2008 — The canine influenza virus, first identified in 2004, had been circulating in the greyhound population for at least five years prior to its discovery and may have been responsible for numerous ... > full story -
Tough Breeds Of Livestock Disappearing: Saving Them Before It Is Too Late
February 13, 2008 — One professor of pathology and genetics has spent more than 30 years working to make sure certain living pieces of history -- some dating to the 15th century -- don't become extinct. His brand of ... > full story -
Manure Management Reduces Levels Of Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance Genes
November 28, 2007 — Researchers investigated the effects of manure management on the levels of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in manures and found that certain agricultural practices make a ... > full story -
Horses Disperse Alien Plants Along Recreational Trails
November 23, 2007 — Invasive plants are rapidly becoming a threat to wildlands. One of the ways these aliens are dispersed is through large mammals that forage and excrete seeds in new locations. A new study has found ... > full story -
Tiny Chemical Change In Horse Herpes Virus Can Have Lethal Effect
November 9, 2007 — Microbiologists show that change in just one amino acid in a horse herpes virus can make all the difference between triggering a cold or a life-threatening neurological ... > full story -
Rest For The Racehorse After Exercise
November 5, 2007 — Equine muscle glycogen stores require sufficient time for post-exercise repletion. Repletion cannot be hastened in any way other than rest. If the diet is normal and the horse consumes the feed ... > full story -
Animal Protein Allergies Explained
October 15, 2007 — New research explains why more people are allergic to cow's milk than horse's milk. The relatedness of an animal food protein to a human protein determines whether it can cause allergy, according to ... > full story -
Fat Horses Face Health Problems
July 9, 2007 — Horses face serious health risks because of obesity, according to recent research. Fifty-one percent of the horses evaluated during the pioneering research were determined to be overweight or obese ... > full story -
Why Was the Racehorse Eclipse So Good?
June 11, 2007 — Scientists are researching what made the undefeated 18th Century horse, Eclipse, such a great champion. The genetics research is giving insights into the origins of the world's thoroughbred racing ... > full story -
Vets Seeing More Horses With Nutritional Issues This Year
June 11, 2007 — While much of the Midwest has recovered from the drought that parched the area last year, horses are continuing to experience effects from the hot dry summer of 2006. Due to a bad hay crop, ... > full story
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