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How to Teach Your Cows a New Trick: Weeding

Turns out, you can condition helping grazing behavior into your herd.

Canine Cancer: What Are The Warning Signs?

Overview of Symptoms of Canine Cancer Not too long ago, when a dog owner learned that a dog had cancer, it meant a death sentence for the animal. But, thanks to advances in cancer research, things have changed. Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of cells on or within the body. It may be localized, or …

How Do You Know When It's Time to Euthanize a Pet

Deciding to put your pet down is an incredibly difficult decision to make. Dr. Andy Roark offers advice on when to euthanize a pet and what's best for them.

Vet: Why animal health is vital to Earth's health

Constant attention to and improvement in animal health is crucial for US and global sustainability as well as increased food security and better resource management, writes Dave Sjeklocha, a technical services veterinarian from Kansas. Sjeklocha outlines specific ways advances in disease management have continued to lower the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from farm animals.

New Veterinary Diagnostic Lab helps backyard farmers as well as researchers

The new Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire can analyze everything from a 2-ton moose to microscopic

Farmers report better animal health with non-GMO feed

A growing number of farmers are reporting health problems with farm animals fed genetically modified feed and saying that animal health improves when feed is switched to non-GMO

Trace minerals in tilapia fillets, part 2

In part 2 of this study, a seven-week fish feeding trial was conducted to study the influence of organic versus inorganic dietary selenium on Nile tilapia.

Some insects are pesticide resistant

Over the past several years, some insects have been found to be resistant to a pesticide and or maybe even more than one pesticide. The common Colorado potato beetle, the green peach aphid and the diamondback moth are good examples of pesticide resistant insects that have developed. These are all pests of either vegetables or ornamental plants.

3 reasons why the meat industry is damaging to our health

The World Organization for Animal Health estimates that 60% of all infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic.

The Human-Animal Bond Research Initiative

Morris Animal Foundation is the largest nonprofit foundation dedicated to funding research studies to protect, treat and cure animals. The research Morris Animal Foundation funds saves pets as well as wildlife. The worldís most respected research institutions, colleges of veterinary medicine, and zoos are conducting MAF-sponsored studies. Since our founding in 1948, we have funded over 2,000 studies.

Grooming Schedules Ensure Pets Stay Healthy

Good hygiene is a necessity for pets if they are to remain healthy. Pets will suffer without proper grooming, and living with a poorly groomed...

Black Mold Symptoms and Health Effects

Learn about black mold symptoms and health effects so that you can identify indicators of black mold exposure and black mold poisoning.

In mice: When are animal models relevant to human health?

Scientists often use animal models such as mice and rats in biomedical research. But what can these studies tell us about human health?

No Ordinary Pup: How to Interact with On-Duty Service Dogs