Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, August 3, 2023. Link.
Most read post(s) from August 3rd AHD Bulletin –
- Weight stigma infiltrates work. Link.
- Addressing relentless licking by dogs. Link.
- Covetrus® expands GreatPetCare™. Link.
Place keeper: 2023 Veterinary Conferences provided by Galaxy Vets. Link.
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What you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban
Source: CNN, August 1, 2023. Link. New technology, including LED lights, provides a much more energy-efficient manner to illuminate spaces. A new rule now in effect essentially outlaws the manufacture and sale of most common incandescent bulbs. The ban is only on the manufacture and sale of light bulbs that produce fewer than 45 lumens per watt – not the usage of non-conforming bulbs. Compact fluorescent light bulbs may be next <Link>.
Jan Pol, DVM: Discussing animal health care (podcast)
Source: Mother Earth News and Friends podcast, July 20, 2023. Link. Nothing is made up for the camera. Not patients, not special patients or anything. It is just our work, and I like to talk about it. “ . . . the more the people know about that animal, the better it is for the animal . . .”
10 photos of very good dogs riding waves at the World Dog Surfing Championships 2023
Source: Yahoo Sports, August 7, 2023. Link. Dogs: They’re just like us. Or at least some of them are when it comes to riding the waves on a surfboard.
Do you let your dog lick your face? It can make you sick.
Source: The Washington Post, August 7, 2023. Link. Q: My dog often tries to lick my face. Should I allow it? What are the health risks?
At the grocery, chicken buyers are price buyers
Source: WATTPoultry, August 4, 2023. Link. When presented with three types of chicken to choose from at various price points (standard, non-GMO and organic chicken), 95 percent of consumers will select the lowest price regardless of how the chickens were raised, according to a recent survey. The survey did identify segments of buyers who choose to pay more for sustainable products. No production brand information was referenced in the survey results.
