Health, well-being of PTSD support dogs focus of new studyApril 17, 2023The Morris Animal Foundation-funded research will explore how working with veterans with PTSD impacts service dogs’ overall health.
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24 Great Danes among animals rescued from a breeding mill in TennesseeMarch 27, 2023The rescued animals, which include large and small breed dogs, cats, and chinchillas, were transported to the Animal Rescue Corps’ (ARC) Rescue Center in Gallatin, Tenn.
'Eternal fertility' of naked mole-rats may aid in human therapies, study showsMarch 1, 2023The “eternal fertility” of naked mole-rats seems to be the big takeaway in a recent study, co-authored by the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM).
Prevention of hospital-associated infections focus of new programMarch 1, 2023Advancing infection prevention practices and fostering safer workplaces in veterinary medicine is the driving force behind a new leadership program.
Pour-on NSAID for mastitis-induced fever in cattle OKed by FDAFebruary 22, 2023Merck Animal Health receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of expanded indication for BANAMINE TRANSDERMAL for the control of fever in cattle due to mastitis
Genome database project aims to advance preventive pet careFebruary 22, 2023Mars Petcare and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard create open-access database of dog and cat genomes
Pet cannabinoids brand expands into EuropeFebruary 21, 2023Portland, Maine-based pet CBD+CBDA company, ElleVet Sciences, opens new headquarters in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Single Americans prefer pets over people on Valentine's Day, survey saysFebruary 10, 2023Love is in the air—for pets and pet owners that is! Fifty five percent of single Americans prefer to stay at home with their dog or cat than to go out for Valentine’s Day, according to a survey by AKC Pet Insurance.
Deer may be reservoir for SARS-Cov-2 variants, study suggestsFebruary 6, 2023The evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from humans to white-tailed deer, and its transmission ability in the deer population is the driving force behind the study conducted by the Cornell Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The study, "White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) May Serve as a Wildlife Reservoir for Nearly Extinct SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern," published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, looks into the role of the white-tailed deer in the epidemiology and ecology of the virus. The study focused on the deer population in New York. "One of the most striking findings of this study was the detection of co-circulation of three variants of concern–alpha, gamma and delta–in this wild animal population," says Diego Diel, DVM, MS, PhD, associate professor of population medicine and diagnostic sciences and director of the Virology Laboratory at the Cornell University CVM Animal Health Diagnostic Center. While the exact cause remains unknown, research indicates that over the course of the pandemic, deer have become infected with SARS-CoV-2 through contact with humans, possibly from hunting, wildlife rehabilitations, feeding of wild animals or through wastewater or water sources. This study was made possible …
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