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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
... > full story
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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