Researchers set out to quantify the spatial and temporal overlap of domestic cats and native urban wildlife <Link>. Their camera surveillance study recorded which species cats preyed on, as well as where they overlapped with wildlife that could transmit disease to them. The average cat in the study area had a: 61 percent probability of being in the same space as … [Read more...]
Tackling listeriosis on the farm
Listeriosis is a bacterial disease caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. It is present everywhere in the environment and survives well in moist soil for about one year. A synopsis explaining the infection path of Listeria and how farmers can keep the infection at bay is provided here written by Clare Holmes from Northern Ireland’s Agri-Food and Biosciences … [Read more...]