Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, December 24, 2025. Link.
Scroll through recent Animal Health Digest posts here:
- December 2025 AHD Archives. Link.
- November 2025 AHD Archives. Link.
- October 2025 AHD Archives. Link.
- September 2025. AHD Archives. Link.
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4 signs the dog is over holiday socializing
Source: Animal Wellness, December 24, 2025. Link. Kate LaSala reminds us that pets get tired of all the holiday cheer, too. She offers perspective about dogs’ social limits, preferences and subtle communications that are important for safe holiday socializing and protecting guests and pets from discomfort.
Forget resolutions! These 3 things bring meaning to work in 2026
Source: Psychology Today, December 8, 2025. Link. Meaning at work rests on three essential experiences: a) Community; b) Contribution; c) Challenge. Try one or two ideas and pay attention to how they shape your energy, your relationships, and your sense of purpose.
How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas
Source: TED2017, April 2017. Link. [16:03] Manoush Zomorodi explains the connection between spacing out and creativity. She shares results from phone use research, “. . . there’s a million places to spend your attention, but there’s a war going on to get it,” noting “the only people who refer to their customers as “users” are drug dealers and technologists.” This is good messaging, no matter its age.
VCPR pays in more ways than one
Source: Angus Beef Bulletin, November 3, 2025. Link. “My favorite part about being a veterinarian is the producers; the farmers and ranchers. They become the people you socialize with, the ones you spend time with, and they become part of your extended family,” says Holly Roe-Johnson, DVM. “When a VCPR is already strong, the chances of success are far more likely.”
That’s some expensive slop!
Source: Hay and Forage Grower, December 23, 2025. Link. Amber Friedrichsen shares perspectives on the physical slop (not AI slop) on farms from mud, hay waste and manure. She reminds us that each of these can carry significant value to livestock, soil health and fertility, and producer bottom lines.
Is the world facing a feta shortage?
Source: Dairy Reporter, December 1, 2025. Link. A virus has hit Greece’s sheep and goat herd, but is it serious enough to cause a cheese shortage? More than 400,000 animals have been culled as Greek authorities work to eradicate goat and sheep pox.
The best New Year’s resolution isn’t a promise . . . it’s a practice.”