Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, January, 16, 2024. Link.
Most read posts from January 16, 2025 AHD Bulletin
- Managing your own expectations. Link.
- Reminder: Wood sugar, birch sugar, birch bark are the same as xylitol. Link.
- Cost of cow-calf production significantly influenced by operation size. Link.
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Why a little cat bite can trigger a big health emergency
Source: The Washington Post, January 18, 2025. Link. I was cat-sitting recently, in exchange for a free place to stay, when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it — ouch! — one evening before bed.
Technologies in the pet space in 2025
Source: PETFOOD Industry, January 14, 2025. Link. Lindsay Beaton shares 2025 trends in the pet space that promise to bring technology into the pet food conversation as pet owners look to track their pets’ health and wellness with various tech tools. The various offerings seek to improve convenience, connection, personalization and precision.
The origin of “the customer is always right”
Source: Mental Floss, January 1, 2025. Link. The history of considering the customer is always right dates back to the early 1900’s shares Jake Rossen. In current times, this behavior is subjected to more scrutiny and abuse by suppliers and customers alike.
Genetically engineered male insects shorten their mates’ lifespans
Source: The Scientist, January 13, 2025. Link. Researchers are experimenting with genetically engineering male insects to carry toxic proteins that can poison disease-spreading females during mating and have no effects on humans or non-target species. Computer models predict applying the new approach to mosquitos could significantly reduce blood-feeding rates, which can reduce disease transmission compared to conventional techniques.
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