Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, March 14, 2024. Link.
Most read post(s) from the March 14th AHD Bulletin –
- Doing for others. Link.
- FDA proposes new regulations for animal drug labeling. Link.
- Dairy industry contraction trend continues. Link.
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AI won’t replace B2B copywriters, because it can’t
Source: The Drum, March 13, 2024. Link. AI can really churn out some very average combinations of words, says Georgie Everitt. AI shows us the derivative, the dull, and the done so that our brains can use that to create the right story.
The danger is that, with tools like AI, we risk diluting markets with a sub-standard sameness written in grammatically correct sentences but doesn’t get results, with nobody really understanding why.”
Ecommerce is driving rapid growth in the global air cargo industry
Source: Digital Commerce 360, March 14, 2024. Link. By 2027 30 percent of air freight packages will come from ecommerce orders according to estimates by the International Air Transport Association. Ecommerce currently represents 20 percent of total global air cargo.
The global logistics market will reach $2.4 trillion in annual sales by 2032 from $386 billion in 2022.”
Presence of parasite deadly for dogs now confirmed in California: Signs to watch for
Source: The Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2024. Link. For five years, an elusive tormentor of animals hid from authorities in east Riverside County as 10 dogs were injured and another killed. The vicitims hailed from Los Angeles, Riverside and Orange counties, while the suspect maintained a strong alibi: It had never visited California.
Scientists figure out why Labrador Retrievers can never eat enough (video)
Source: Gizmodo, March 7, 2024. Link. (1:06) About 25 percent of Labradors are hard-wired for obesity according to newly published research. A common mutation in Labrador retrievers causes them to experience greater hunger than usual while also reducing their metabolic rate, both of which make the dogs predisposed to obesity.
Want a more sustainable meat for the grill? Try a 13-foot python snake.
Source: The Washington Post, March 14, 2024. Link. They’re scaly, fork-tongued and can measure upward of 20 feet long. Pythons may also be one of the most Earth-friendly meats to farm on the planet. A group of researchers studied two large python species over 12 monts on farms in Thailand and Vietnam – where snake meat is considered a delicacy – and found that they were more efficient to raise than livestock.
