Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, October 10, 2024. Link.
Most read posts from the October 10th AHD Bulletin –
- How to stop making excuses. Link.
- Larval therapy decreases layup time for coffin bone infection. Link.
- Oak mites join chiggers, mosquitos . . . big annoyance for pets, humans. Link.
- Explaining why cats chatter. Link.
- Food-moving behavior by dogs discussed. Link.
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Underwater ecosystems also face deadly hurricane consequences
Source: The Week, October 10, 2024. Link. Changes in salinity, oxygenation, water temperature, and freshwater run-off with debris and pollutants often affect underwater ecosystems.
SBA’s definition of a small business
Source: Bankrate, October 8, 2024. Link. The U.S. Small Business Administration awards grants and backs loans for small businesses that meet certain criteria. These primarily define a small business by the number of employees, other size standards or annual receipts, depending on industry. Also see: Making the most of Small Business Saturday, Gifts, October 13, 2024. Link.
One of the loneliest countries finds companionship in dogs
Source: The New York Times, October 12, 2024. Link. The deceased lay wrapped in a cotton blanket, surrounded by white roses and hydrangea, angelic figurines and lit candles and incense. A wall-mounted screen displayed photographs of him. His 71-year-old companion, Kim Seon-ae, convulsed with tears as she bid farewell, caressing his head and face. Next door, young uniformed morticians prepared for his cremation.
Where are all the butterflies?
Source: Wisconsin Agriculturist, October 15, 2024. Link. One of three bites of the food we eat exists today because of pollinators. The USDA has launched efforts to encourage farmers to grow habitat for pollinators in field margins, grassed waterways and fencerows, including monarch butterflies and honeybees. City dwellers can add to this effort by planting plants in small plots or containers alongside buildings or on decks and balconies <Link>.
Is “GIF” pronounced “jiff” or “giff”?
Source: Wordsmarts. Link. GIF is short for “graphics interchange format.” According to Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF image file format, “choosy developers choose JIF.” But not all agree, so either pronunciation is acceptable.
Son writes hilarious, loving obituary for his dad: ‘He is God’s problem now’
Source: The Washington Post, October 16, 2024. Link. When Charles Boehm sat down in his Houston home to write his father’s obituary, he was stumped.
Editor’s note: If you need a laugh today, this story and the obit linked in it are guaranteed to give you one.