Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, March 30, 2023. Link.
Most read post(s) from March 30th AHD Bulletin –
- Pet-owning households on decline while spending remains strong. Link.
Place keeper: 2023 Veterinary Conferences provided by Galaxy Vets. Link.
Veterinarian helper wins digital ag hackathon
Source: Cornell Chronicle, March 23, 2023. Link. Large animal veterinarians – who trek to muddy bars and fields each day to work with their patients – face challenges when it comes to keeping records. Minerva Panda has an idea for a software application that could lead to more complete records, improve working hours for vets and provide valuable data to public health experts sleuthing for the next zoonotic outbreak.
By the numbers: Bacon me crazy
Source: Meat+Poultry, March 22, 2023. Link. Over the past year, bacon has generated $6.3 billion in sales in the United States making it the top-selling processed protein. No fewer than 75.2 percent of American households purchased bacon in 2022 spending an average of $74 per year.
British cows could be given ‘methane blockers’ to cut climate emissions
Source: The Guardian, April 2, 2023. Link. Cows in the UK could be given “methane blockers” to reduce their emissions of the greenhouse gas as part of plans to achieve the country’s climate goals.
Morocco’s tiny sand cats reveal behavior never before seen in wild cats
Source: Treehugger, April 4, 2023. Link. Panthera researchers now believe that sand cats probably maintain the largest range of cats of their Felis genus, including black-footed cats and African wildcats. Find video rare footage of kittens here <Link>
Beep! The barcode has turned 50, but its days may be numbered
Source: CNN, April 4, 2023. Link. Dayun Park shares the story of how the barcode came to be. In a related story, a new standard, based on QR (Quick Response) codes, will be introduced around 2027 likely signaling a transition away from barcodes <Link>.
Proposed legislation would list xylazine as a Schedule III
Source: The Hill, March 28, 2023. Link. Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” is approved for use in animals as a sedative and pain reliever. But it is also being used by drug dealers as a low-cost cutting agent in illicit drugs. Legislators want to classify it as Schedule III.