Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, January 11, 2024. Link.
Most read post(s) from the January 11th AHD Bulletin –
- Understanding active listening and distractions. Link.
- The pros and cons of servant leadership. Link.
- 22 team-building activities and games for 2024. Link.
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Study: Antibiotics ban won’t stop antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Source: Feed Strategy, January 12, 2024. Link. A researcher asserts that world leaders can’t expect antibiotic bans alone to stop antibiotic-resistant bacteria from spreading. Other, more active solutions like developing bacteriophages that are engineered to target antibiotic-resistant bacteria will be required.
Bottled water, up to 100 times more plastic particles than previously thought
Source: Grist, January 9, 2024. Link. Researchers at Columbia and Rutgers universities studying microplastics found bottled water harbors hundreds of thousands of tiny particles than previously thought. The findings have significant implications for human health, since nanoplastics are small enough to pass through the gastrointestinal tract and lungs.
What’s going on with veterinary consolidation?
Source: Today’s Veterinary Business, November 27, 2023. Link. Practice valuations have returned to pre-COVID figures, says Ryan Leech, and reverting to their typical range of eight to 13 times EBITDA. He identifies areas of improvement for independent practice consideration to be ready for potential buyer interactions and maximize practice value.
The world’s smallest cat is deceptively cute. Meet Gaia.
Source: The Washington Post, January 4, 2024. Link. She weighs less than three pounds, she makes you go aww, and she’s one of the best killers on the planet. Gaia, an 8-month-old black-footed cat, is the newest resident at Utah’s Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.
