Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, December 12, 2024. Link.
Most read posts from January 9, 2025 AHD Bulletin –
- Water: Critical, undervalued nutrient in dairy calves. Link.
- Vaccination protects ratter dog from disease. Link.
- Lead when not in charge: leverage influence when you lack authority. Link.
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First-ever One Health framework for U.S. released by CDC, USDA and DOI
Source: Veterinary Practice News, January 14, 2025. Link. The National One Health Framework to Address Zoonotic Diseases and Advance Public Health Preparedness in the United States emphasizes the interconnected health of humans, animals, and the environment, addressing shared zoonotic threats, such as COVID-19, mpox, avian influenza, and Ebola.
Researchers prepare for potential CWD spillover to livestock, humans
Source: National Hog Farmer, January 13, 2025. Link. A multidisciplinary and One Health approach is being deployed towards CWD disease prevention and surveillance. The CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota has released a detailed report on preparedness and response gaps and needs should chronic wasting disease jump from cervids such as deer to farm animals or people.
To date, chronic wasting disease has not transmitted to other species, including humans. As it is well documented that prions can evolve, this current state is not guaranteed.” – Jason Bartz, PhD
Accounting for ‘sweat equity’ in farm estate, succession planning
Source: NebraskaFarmer, January 13, 2025. Link. Thirty percent of farmers currently have an estate plan, which leaves 70 percent of farmers without a concrete plan of inheritance. Trusted veterinarians get drawn into these conversations from time to time. Elizabeth Hodges’ article can provide some background when those discussions occur.
First this veterinarian took in her brother’s pets during the Palisades fire. Then she took in 40 more.
Source: The Los Angeles Times, January 8, 2025. Link. Annie Harvilicz got a call from her brother on Tuesday morning. He was wondering if he could offload his rabbit, Oreo, and his cat, Winston, with her as he fled the Palisades fire that was burning across the canyon from his house.
Millennials are turning into their Boomer parents
Source: digg, January 12, 2025. Link. Millennials said they’d never be like their baby boomer parents. But from their wealth to their suburban homes, they’re not that different.
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