Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, Thursday, October 20, 2022. Link.
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First honeybee vaccine could protect the entire hive, starting with queen
Source: Popular Science, October 21, 2022. Link. A study published on October 17 in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science found honeybees born from vaccinated queens were more resistant to American Foulbrood (AFB) infection than hives with unvaccinated queens.
Why are there so few dead bugs on my windshield these days?
Source: The Washington Post, October 21, 2022. Link. After a long drive, the only thing that makes our stomachs churn faster than a windshield smeared with bug guts is a windshield bearing no evidence of life whatsoever. It feels like a fundamental pillar of the planet’s ecology has snapped.
The real reason we’re having a hard time moving past COVID
Source: Fast Company, October 23, 2022. Link. Safety is our deepest need. The human brain literally scans for safety four times per second.
At some gut level, we are not all convinced it’s safe. . . removing an outside threat is insufficient for us to feel safe enough to resume business as normal. We’re not wired that way.” – Poonam Sharma, PhD
Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of The West awarded best documentary film (video)
Source: Cowgirl, October 5, 2022. Link. The 38th Boston Film Festival awarded the documentary film which displays breathtaking cinematography of wild horses living free across vast stretches of public lands, immersing audiences into the intimate world of their closely bonded equine families.