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Worth a Glance – July 2, 2026

June 30, 2026 by AHD Staff Source: Beef, CIDRAP, Daily Passport, DVM 360, HRD, Los Angeles Times, Pet Age

Last week’s AHD Bulletin –

  • Animal Health Digest Bulletin, June 25, 2026. Link.

Most read posts from June 25, 2026 AHD Bulletin –

  • SSDD does not produce different results. Link.
  • Killing innovation. Link.
  • It may be time to consider leptospirosis in cats. Link.
  • The truth about MSG and dog food. Link.
  • The horse industry’s social license to operate. Link.

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Researchers tickle gorillas, other apes and find out they giggle

Source: Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2026. Link. Humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways since branching off the evolutionary tree, a new study suggests. How do we know this? Researchers tickled 13 captive apes — including gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos — and recorded the results. The new research reexamined those decades-old recordings and compared them with the newly captured giggles of four young children while they were being tickled and playing at home.

 

Review: 10 things the TSA wants you to know

Source: Daily Passport. Link. Keeping the line moving is crucial to a positive terminal experience. Here are 10 important tips TSA officers want you to know to help operations run more smoothly.

 

Are plant-based diets here to stay? What pet brands say

Source: Pet Age, May 4, 2026. Link. As conversations around food sustainability and wellness continue to shape human nutrition, it’s no surprise those values are extending into pet care and making their way into pet bowls as well. Once viewed with skepticism, plant-based pet food is now considered both an ethical choice and a nutritional option for pets.

 

A CSR movement is building…and here’s why you should pay attention

Source: DVM 360, March-April, 2026. Link. Client service representatives are moving out of the entry level shadow, and role-specific education is the missing link in practice culture, revenue growth, and the profession’s future.

 

Hiring isn’t the problem. Retention is.

Source: HRD, May 4, 2026. Link. Despite layoff headlines, most organizations still plan to grow. The real challenge is keeping talent and building what comes next.

 

Choice-Select spread a relic of a bygone era

Source: BEEF, April 28, 2026. Link. This is no longer a commodity business; it’s the top end of the beef quality mix that’s driving the sales, asserts Nevil Speer. Select doesn’t bring much meaning to the beef business anymore.

 

New US poll identifies large ‘malleable middle’ on vaccine misinformation

Source: CIDRAP, June 30, 2026. Link. Vaccine myths are not new having circulated for decades, surviving retracted studies and countless public health campaigns. A new poll suggests that, while relatively few Americans fully believe those falsehoods, many remain uncertain about them. It’s a finding that suggests opportunities to counter vaccine misinformation.

 

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