Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, April 25, 2024. Link.
Most read posts from April 25, 2025 AHD Bulletin –
- New guide to choosing a pet boarding facility. Link.
- April 25th. National hairball awareness day. Link.
- Selling the emotion. Link.
- MAVT Veterinary Technician licensure bill passed. Link.
- Environmental management key; dealing with equine asthma. Link.
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Pet food recalls highlight need for collaborative, streamlined response
Source: PETFOOD Industry, April 17, 2025. Link. For a pet food company to navigate a recall successfully, it’s essential to develop a comprehensive recall plan that includes the company’s entire supply chain, including ingredient suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Lisa Cleaver reviews the need for streamlined communications and processes required to meet customer expectations when a recall occurs.
NC State vet students get inside look at CBP Agriculture inspections
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, April 30, 2025. Link. Veterinary students from North Carolina State University got a firsthand view of how veterinarians contribute to biosecurity, protect against foreign animal diseases and the real-world opportunities for veterinarians in federal service.
UC Davis researchers: how gray wolf population affect cattle operations
Source: Drovers, April 25, 2025. Link. Pilot research on the economic consequences of an apex predator interacting with livestock uncovered significant losses. One wolf can cause between $69,000 and $162,000 in direct and indirect losses from lower pregnancy rates in cows, decreased weight gain in calves and calves killed.
Blinded by the light from LED headlights?
Source: Vox, April 5, 2025. Link. A desire to improve safety ratings, combined with the growing dominance of LEDs in the broader lighting market, has driven carmakers to rapidly brighten their lights. However, there is growing concern that drivers get blinded by oncoming bright headlights at night. Getting headlights aim checked and adjusted, if needed is helpful while headlight intensity limits are considered.
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