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It’s a Dog's Life: Doggy Database Aims to Define Pet Health
January 17, 2013 Using data collected about Labrador Retrievers, new research is beginning to quantify the health, illnesses, and veterinary care of dogs. To date the long term (longitudinal) study of canine diseases ... > full story -
Schmallenberg Virus Genome Engineered to Understand How to Reduce Disease Caused by the Virus
January 10, 2013 Researchers have developed methods to synthesize and change the genome of Schmallenberg virus (SBV). SBV is a recently discovered pathogen of livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats. The ... > full story -
Virus-Host Co-Evolution: How Specialized Should a Strain of a Multi-Host Virus Be?
December 11, 2012 A new study of canine distemper virus (CDV) provides the first evidence that the virus occurs as specialist strains that emerge in response to strong evolutionary selection in the large global ... > full story -
BPA in Dog Training Aids: High Estrogen-Mimicking Chemical Concentrations Found in Dog Training Batons
December 10, 2012 Sometimes orange, sometimes white, dog trainers often use plastic fetching batons called bumpers to teach dogs how to retrieve. But researchers have discovered that the dogs also may fetch a mouthful ... > full story -
First Direct Evidence Linking TB Infection in Cattle to Local Badger Populations
November 29, 2012 Transmission of tuberculosis between cattle and badgers has been tracked at a local scale for the first time, using a combination of bacterial whole genome DNA sequencing and mathematical modelling. ... > full story -
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Brain Inflammation Likely Key Initiator to Prion and Parkinson's Disease
November 29, 2012 Researchers have shown that neuro-inflammation plays a crucial role in initiating prion ... > full story -
Man's Best Friend: Common Canine Virus May Lead to New Vaccines for Deadly Human Diseases
November 27, 2012 Researchers have discovered that a virus commonly found in dogs may serve as the foundation for the next great breakthrough in human vaccine ... > full story -
Pig Genome Offers Insights Into the Feistiest of Farm Animals
November 14, 2012 The pig and its cousin the wild boar have much in common with humans. They are world travelers. They often damage their own habitat. They are easy to seduce (with food) and susceptible to ... > full story -
Headshaking in Horses: New Treatment Has 50% Success Rate
November 14, 2012 A study has found a pioneering new surgical procedure, called caudal compression of the infraorbital nerve, could be a viable option for headshaking in horses with a long-term success rate of nearly ... > full story -
Resistant Parasites in Sheep in Norway
November 14, 2012 Sheep in the Norwegian counties of Rogaland and Hordaland have an increased risk of hosting gastrointestinal parasites which cannot be efficiently treated with benzimidazole -- the most frequently ... > full story
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