
Climate Change And The Mystery Of The Shrinking Sheep
Milder winters are causing
Scotland's wild breed of
Soay sheep to get smaller,
despite the evolutionary
benefits of possessing a
large body, according to new
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Pain Of Dysplasia In Dogs Relieved With Gold Treatment, Study Shows
Many animals and people
experience chronic joint
pain. In dogs, a common
source of joint pain is hip
dysplasia, a developmental
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Once-a-month Pill For Both Fleas And Ticks In Dogs And Cats
Scientists are describing
discovery and successful
tests of the first
once-a-month pill for
controlling both fleas and
ticks in domestic dogs and
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Prairie Dogs: Influencing The Accumulation Of Metals In Plants?
Elemental hyperaccumulation
in plants is hypothesized to
represent a plant defense
mechanism. The objective of
this study was to determine
... > full story
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Rare Sheep Could Be Key To Better Diagnostic Tests In Developing World
July 3, 2009 The newest revolution in microbiology testing walks on four legs and says "baa". It's the hair sheep, a less-hirsute version of the familiar woolly barnyard resident. Not only are these ruminants ... > full story -
Mad Cow And Related Diseases: Copper Linked To Normal Functioning Of Prions
June 28, 2009 Researchers have discovered a link between copper and the normal functioning of prion proteins, which are associated with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy diseases such as Cruetzfeldt-Jakob in ... > full story -
Farmed Fish May Pose Risk For Mad Cow Disease
June 17, 2009 Neurologists questions the safety of eating farmed fish, adding a new worry to concerns about the nation’s food supply. They suggest farmed fish could transmit Creutzfeldt Jakob disease -- ... > full story -
What Really Prompts The Dog's 'Guilty Look'
June 14, 2009 What dog owner has not come home to a broken vase or other valuable items and a guilty-looking dog slouching around the house? By ingeniously setting up conditions where the owner was misinformed as ... > full story -
Early Detection Of Osteoarthritis In Dogs Could Open Doors For A Cure
June 11, 2009 Osteoarthritis is commonly diagnosed in the late and irreversible stages, when treatment can only be expected to decrease pain and slow progression of disease. Because osteoarthritis is a widespread ... > full story -
Counting Sheep In Climate Change Predictions
June 2, 2009 Climate change can have devastating effects on endangered species, but new mathematical models may be able to aid conservation of a population of bighorn ... > full story -
Gene For Day Blindness In Dachshunds Found
June 2, 2009 Researchers have discovered the genetic cause of day blindness or "cone-rod dystrophy" in the wire-haired dachshund. The disease was discovered in two litter mates in 1999 and has since been studied ... > full story -
Scientists Devise Accelerated Method To Determine Infectious Prion Strains
June 1, 2009 Current tests to identify specific strains of infectious prions, which cause a range of transmissible diseases (such as mad cow) in animals and humans, can take anywhere from six months to a year to ... > full story -
Coordinated Pushback Could Help Contain Bovine Bacterial Diseases
June 1, 2009 Scientists are in a longstanding battle against two serious bacterial infections of livestock: Johne's disease and bovine ... > full story -
Using 'Dominance' To Explain Dog Behavior Is Old Hat
May 25, 2009 A new study shows how the behavior of dogs has been misunderstood for generations: in fact using misplaced ideas about dog behavior and training is likely to cause rather than cure unwanted behavior. ... > full story
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