Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, August 24, 2023. Link.
Most read post(s) from the August 24th AHD Bulletin –
- Here’s how much workers are demanding for a new job. Link.
- Empathy – the secret sauce. Link.
- The need for vigilant African swine fever on-farm prevention. Link.
Place keeper: 2023 Veterinary Conferences provided by Galaxy Vets. Link.
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At this movie, their phones won’t bother you. Their barking might.
Source: The New York Times, August 26, 2023. Link. Kab, a 2-year-old Doberman wearing a blue bandanna, is noticeably anxious. Sometimes called “Cupcake,” he is roughly the size and weight of a teenage boy and has the energy to match. At the moment, he is being led around the courtyard of a cinema in East London by one of his owners, Luisa Fulcher, to walk off his jitters and allow for one last bathroom break before he and a handful of other dogs settle in for something unusual: their first moviegoing experience.
Meet Howdy Doody, the steer who rides shotgun in his owner’s car
Source: The Washington Post, September 1, 2023. Link. (includes video) On Wednesday morning, Capt. Chad Reiman was sitting in his Norfolk, Neb., office when he heard radio traffic that immediately piqued his interest. There was a report of a car driving through the city’s downtown with a cow inside of it.
Rats bop along to the beat of music just like humans do
Source: Nice News, November 16, 2022. Link. University of Tokyo scientists found that rats, like humans, just can’t help but bop along to a great beat.
Rats displayed innate — that is, without any training or prior exposure to music — beat synchronization most distinctly within 120-140 bpm (beats per minute), to which humans also exhibit the clearest beat synchronization.”
Texting dos and don’ts for 2023
Source: The Washington Post, September 1, 2023. Link. Lizzie Post once sent a text message checking in on a friend with a new baby. The response came late – a full year later.
