veterinary

When H5N1 bird flu first began infecting U.S. cattle in early 2024, diagnosis was elusive, because in cows, the disease looked completely different.

Protecting your dog from ticks and mosquitoes is crucial, but ordinary human bug sprays can be toxic. Here’s what to know this summer. The post Yes, You Should Put Bug Spray on Your Dog—But the Wrong Kind Can Be Deadly appeared first on Outside Online .

Avibacterium paragallinarum (A. paragallinarum) is one of the primary pathogens causing respiratory diseases in poultry flocks, posing a serious threat to the health and production efficiency of the global poultry industry. With the expansion of modern farming scales and changes in environmental factors, mixed infections involving A. paragallinarum alongside other bacteria and viruses have become…

Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis has emerged over the past two decades as the dominant Salmonella serovar in European Union (EU) broiler production. Due to largely asymptomatic colonization in poultry, multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains can disseminate silently within flocks, leading to contamination of meat products and raising significant One Health concerns. In Italy, S. infantis represents…

IntroductionBamboo clum powder is an unconventional feed ingredient rich in insoluble dietary fiber, and its potential application and optimal inclusion level in laying hen diets remain unclear. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with micronized bamboo powder (MBP) on laying performance, apparent nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology, and cecal mic…

Dogs may have more in common with humans than just sharing our homes and routines. A new study has found that the same biological signals linked to lifespan in people also appear in dogs, suggesting that both species may age in remarkably similar ways. The research comes from the Dog Aging Project, a long-term study […] The post Dogs and humans age in similar ways, surprising study finds appeared…

Erika Machtinger, associate professor of entomology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, discussed the state of the current screwworm outbreak — and what risks the insect poses to Pennsylvania and beyond.

Salmonella remains a major pathogen in poultry production, posing significant threats to animal health and food safety. In this study, two representative isolates, Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SA03) and serovar Pullorum (SA406), were selected from multiple isolates recovered from a diseased poultry farm, as predominant serovars identified in the same production environment, for furthe…

Dr. Ranjan discusses how emerging focused ultrasound applications, including histotripsy and sonodynamic therapy, are being used to treat solid tumors in companion animals.

Twelve animal cases have been confirmed so far among cattle, goats, sheep and a dog in Texas and New Mexico Screwworm cases are rising in the US as the outbreak spreads beyond the initial contamination zones. Twelve animal cases have been confirmed so far, a significant increase from the first case detected in a calf in south Texas on 3 June. The growing number of infections has alarmed agricultu…

Probiotics can help reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock farming in order to counteract the development of antibiotic resistance. Evonik’s probiotic Ecobiol PRO germinates particularly quickly in the chicken intestine, thereby improving animal survival. This is enabled by a specific manufactur...

Published on June 15, 2026 4:15 PM GMT This is the executive summary of a report, published on 15 May 2026 by AWASH. You can find the full report here: link Executive summary AWASH has completed two phases of research on fish welfare in Ghanaian aquaculture: a desk-based literature review titled Aquaculture and Fish Welfare in Ghana , and an on-site scoping study that included visits to eight lar…

Nearly 167,000 rainbow trout had to be sent to a private landfill instead of local lakes earlier this week due to an outbreak of botulism in their rearing pond at a WDFW hatchery in Mason County.

The range of putatively medical animal practices varies widely both functionally and mechanistically. In this article, we argue that the definitions of medicine available in the empirical literature are inadequate for distinguishing genuinely medical practices from other adaptive behaviors. We aim to improve this conceptual landscape by proposing a definition that incorporates both cognitive and …

The latest confirmed infestation was found in a sheep in Sutton County, adding to concerns that the flesh-eating parasite is spreading beyond South Texas.

IntroductionIn Austria, veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) containing penicillin G or cefoperazone are frequently used to treat dairy cows, which leads to the production of non-saleable waste milk. This study aimed to determine the loss of detectable antimicrobial activity of penicillin G and cefoperazone using a commercial ß-lactamase preparation, Antipen®.MethodsUltra-high-temperature (UHT) p…

IntroductionErosive immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA) carries a poor prognosis due to irreversible joint destruction and poor response to therapy. Monitoring response to therapy can be challenging as systemic markers like C-reactive protein (CRP) are nonspecific for underlying causes of inflammation and repeated joint fluid collection by arthrocentesis for cytological analysis is invasive. In …

IntroductionThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of a single-cell protein (SCP) source from Paecilomyces variotii on the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of macronutrients and energy, diet palatability, fecal fermentative metabolites, and microbiota in dogs.Materials and methodsFive extruded diets containing 0, 4, 8, 12, and 16% of SCP were manufactured. To isolate the metabolizable …

Food-responsive enteropathy (FRE) is a common form of chronic inflammatory enteropathy in dogs. Its underlying molecular mechanisms remain incompletely characterized. Increasing evidence from human studies and emerging canine data suggests that bile acids (BAs) influence intestinal homeostasis and inflammation. Duodenal mucosal biopsies from dogs with FRE (n = 8) and healthy controls (n = 4) were…