Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, May 25th, 2023. Link.
Most read post from May 25th AHD Bulletin –
- Don’t be afraid to ask the sensitive questions. Link.
Place keeper: 2023 Veterinary Conferences provided by Galaxy Vets. Link.
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Biosecurity doesn’t have to be a big-ticket item
Source: Farm Progress, May 24, 2023. Link. University of Missouri Extension created a trailer to show livestock and poultry producers how to implement a Danish entry system on their farms. The biosecurity trailer helps to highlight how producers can reap the benefits of biosecurity within their budgets and within small controlled areas.
GPS tracking shows how wolf packs avoid each other’s range
Source: Beauty of Planet Earth, May 5, 2022. Link. Images from tracking wolf packs in Voyageurs National Park in northeast Minnesota show territorial separation of typical adjacent wolf packs. Each territory is approximately 50-70 square miles. Human activities are noted as reasons wolves have to shift their territory.
Auburn University lab designed a fabric to block mosquito bites
Source: Fast Company, May 17, 2023. Link. We’ve discovered a unique knit: By its geometric structure, it blocks mosquito bites,” says John Beckmann, PhD.
What’s really in a hot dog?
Source: PORK, May 26, 2023. Link. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council says Americans eat about 20 billion hot dogs each year or 70 hot dogs per person each year. They consist mostly of edible trim from beef, pork and poultry which increases the profitability and sustainability of the slaughter processes. Hot dogs are fully cooked when purchased making them safe if eaten cold.
“1 in 10 million” bison calf born at Bear River State Park, Evanston, Wyoming
Source: Mahoning Matters, May 28, 2023. Link. A small amount of cattle genetics likely contributed to the birth of the white calf. In some Native American tribal legends, the white calf is one most sacred living things on Earth.
