Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, July 31, 2025. Link.
Most read posts from July 31, 2025 AHD Bulletin –
- Ridiculous to sublime. K-9 preventive wellness mirrors their humans. Link.
- Buzz off! Deer flies irritate horses and pester riders, too! Link.
- Timing BRD vaccines likely improves calf health, performance. Link.
- 7,000 steps/day is the new sweet spot. Link.
- Google reviews, ratings may warn of practice decline. Link.
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Retired K-9 police dog, MSU researchers working to save pollinators
Source: MSU Today, July 23, 2025. Link. Research at Michigan State University’s Pollinator Performance Center includes Maple, an English Springer Spaniel who is training to detect the scent of American foulbrood, the spore‑forming bacteria that is highly contagious and destructive for honeybee larvae. Search dogs could save beekeepers a lot of time and improve their ability to detect AFB.
Photos of dogs hanging 10 in annual competition
Source: Associated Press, August 2, 2025. Link. The annual World Dog Surfing Championships took place near San Francisco on Saturday. Thousands of spectators flocked to Pacifica State Beach to watch pooches ride the waves solo, in pairs or with human companions. The dogs were judged on balance, time on the board and any tricks they performed.
Chernobyl’s dogs, rapidly transforming; What radiation is doing to their DNA
Source: Daily Galaxy, August 2, 2025. Link. Decades of radiation exposure appear to be reshaping the DNA of dogs living in Chernobyl’s exclusion zone at an unprecedented pace. Research on these dogs may offer potential clues about how life adapts in extreme environments. Image: Link.