Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, October 24, 2024. Link.
Most read posts from the October 24th AHD Bulletin –
- Study: dead animal disposal practices can put swine farms at PRRS risk. Link.
- Pet industry adapts to economic challenges, new trends. Link.
- Cattle traceability rule set to take effect November 5th. Link.
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Winter weather outlook
Source: AGWEB, October 28, 2024. Link. Last year’s winter was incredibly mild. The consensus is the months ahead are going to look a lot different. See the temperature and moisture predictions for your area.
Managing rat populations with hormonal interventions
Source: DVM 360, October 25, 2024. Link. Efforts to control rat populations have largely focused on eradication through lethal means, but these methods have proven to be temporary solutions. A pilot study in NYC is using 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD), an EPA-registered product that has shown promise in reducing rat populations in other cities.
Dr. Eric Hostnik to serve as lead radiologist for first national database of animal diagnostic images
Source: College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, October 4, 2024. Link. First released by Brookfield Zoo, Chicago. Seven zoos and aquariums across the country have come together to create a pioneering digital repository of diagnostic images, such as radiographs, CT scans and MRIs, to solve an ongoing challenge for zoological veterinarians and advance the veterinary field. Unveiled for the first time last week, the Zoo and Aquarium Radiology Database (ZARD) will provide veterinarians and radiologists with new, previously scarce reference material for scans on animals from rhinos to dolphins. It will not only support zoos and aquariums in providing the highest standard of veterinary care and animal welfare, but also offer a resource for professionals studying animals in the wild.
If you think you can hold a grudge, consider the crow
Source: The New York Times, October 28, 2024. Link. Over and over, the crows attacked Lisa Joyce as she ran screaming down a Vancouver street. They dive bombed, landing on her head and taking off again eight times by Ms. Joyce’s count. With hundreds of people gathered outdoors to watch fireworks that July evening, Ms. Joyce wondered why she had been singled out.
