Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, May 9, 2024. Link.
Most read post(s) from the May 9th AHD Bulletin –
- Advances in equine disease detection. Link.
- Differentiating mastitis from teat sealant residue at freshening. Link.
- Temple Grandin, PhD, joins Fear Free as director, animal well-being. Link.
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Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis, more research focus on women
Source: The Conversation, May 13, 2024. Link. Roughly 1 in 5 U.S. adults report binge drinking at least once a week, with an average of seven drinks per binge episode. Women have long been underrepresented in biomedical research and may be more likely than men to have some of the most catastrophic health effects caused by alcohol use.
Oregon State to talk biosecurity with 500 ranchers
Source: Western Farm Press, May 14, 2024. Link. The goal of a new project led by Oregon State University Extension Service is to create a fast-acting information network among Cooperative Extension agents and veterinarians . . . to prepare for foreign diseases such as foot-and-mouth.
Alabama second state to ban lab-grown meat
Source: Feedstuffs, May 10, 2024. Link. Joining Florida, Alabama has banned lab-grown meat. At least seven states have considered bills so far in 2024 to ban the sale, production or distribution of lab-grown meat, including Arizona, Iowa, Tennessee and Texas.
For edible bug fans, cicadas are noisy lobsters of the trees
Source: The New York Times, May 6, 2024. Link. For his ramp and cicada kimchi, he leaves the insects whole and intact in their crackling shells so they’re slowly permeated with a spicy fermenting juice, and serves it with a wobble of soft tofu and warm rice. He fries cicadas to make tempura, folds sautéed cicadas into Spanish tortilla with potato and onion, and bake cheese casseroles with cicada-stuffed pasta shells.
The most popular giant dog breeds in the U.S. (slide show)
Source: 24/7 Tempo, May 14, 2024. Link. Rottweiler tops the list. Among the 26 breeds featured were Otterhound, Black Russian Terrior, Leonberger, Great Pyranese and Bloodhound. Note the opening slide description revealing the need for training, exercise, veterinary care and grooming for these dogs who often weigh more than 100 pounds at maturity.
Best in show: Sage beats out an ‘absolutely glorious’ lineup
Source: The New York Times, May 14, 2024. Link. Sage, an extravagantly coifed miniature poodle with a certsin winsome mystery about her, won the 148th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday night, prevailing over a tough field of competitors, including a majestic German shepherd, a silken Afghan hound and a proud giant schnauzer.
