Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, March 7, 2024. Link.
Most read post(s) from the March 7th AHD Bulletin –
- Data from 36 years: 20 dog breeds that attack people most. Link.
- Home delivery, autoship important offerings for veterinary clients. Link.
- 9 pet companies listed as fastest-growing U.S. private companies. Link.
AHD Archives for February 2024. Link. A quick way to scroll last months posts.
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Six ways to get more joy with your dog
Source: The Washington Post, March 9, 2024. Link. We asked dog experts for for tips on how to strengthen the bond between owners and their dogs. Here’s their advice.
4-H study documents the benefits of 4-H youth programming
Source: University of Missouri Extension, February 19, 2024. Link. MU Extension 4-H youth development specialists share positive benefits of your involvement in 4-H programming. The article shares selected and positive results from a national 4-H Replication and Reconnection Study which measures the effectiveness of 4-H youth development programs.
Goats were stuck in traffic. Dozens of strangers helped milk them.
Source: The Washington Post, March 13, 2024. Link. Jose Garcia was hauling a load of goats to his California dairy farm when he hit a huge snowstorm as he drove through Utah. Traffic was at a standstill.
The State of exercise
Source: AXIOS, March 11, 2024. Link. Many adults don’t put in the recommended 150 minutes of weekly aerobic exercise. Researchers studied the habits of persons wearing an Apple watch and identified the U.S. states where people get the most and the least exercise.
Federal approvals moving drone delivery fulfillment options forward
Source: The Wall Street Journal, March 8, 2024. Link. The FAA is developing rules to make drone delivery “routine, scalable and economically viable.” Industry experts say regulatory restraints will be lowered as communities grow more accustomed to airborne parcels zipping by homes.
The case against daylight saving, from a neurologist and sleep expert (videos)
Source: LiveScience, March 10, 2024. Link. Researchers are discovering that “springing ahead” each March is connected with serious negative health effects, including an uptick in heart attacks and teen sleep deprivation. In contrast, the fall transition back to standard time is not associated with these health effects writes Beth A. Malow, MD, MS.
