Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, July 26, 2024. Link.
Most read post(s) from the July 26th AHD Bulletin
- Smart ways to handle too much business. Link.
- Sharing cases can create confusion. Link.
- Beware of these toxic flowers in gardens, yards, building sites. Link.
- Toxic leadership. Link.
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One-third of American adults never heard of the farm bill
Source: Feedstuffs, July 2024. Link. The farm bill encompasses hundreds of millions of dollars and touches every part of the food system from spinach wraps to protein sources in pet foods. Although a routine political volleyball, the majority of liberals, moderates and conservatives are in support of both farm subsidies and federal nutrition assistance according to the survey-based report out of Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability.
Surprising role of tree bark in removing methane
Source: Science Daily, July 24, 2024. Link. For the first time, researchers have shown that microbes living in tree bark or in the wood itself are removing atmospheric methane on a scale equal to or above that of soil making trees 10 percent more beneficial for climate overall than previously thought.
COVID-19 can leave a lasting mark on the brain—especially for older people
Source: TIME, July 29, 2024. Link. Covid-19 no longer poses the urgent public-health threat it once did. But recent research points to a good reason to keep the virus in mind: it could have a lasting stamp on yours.
10 weird livestock diseases, syndromes, and what to look for
Source: AGDAILY, January 27, 2023. Link. Diseases in livestock carry a special burden for commercial and small producers, practitioners, and the animals affected. Here are 10 weird animal diseases that we’ve come across in the livestock industry and what to look for.
The art and science of swearing (podcast)
Source: Vox, July 27, 2024. Link. There’s a difference between swearing and using swear words, says author Rebecca Roache. Sean Illing invited Roache to discuss the increasing use of swear words in our society, their meanings, nuances and when to just stop it.
Chocolate chips were invented after chocolate chip cookies were being served
Source: History Facts. Link. A favorite in many homes and offices, the chocolate chip cookie recipe preceded the chocolate chips as we know them today.
