While flat-faced or brachycephalic dogs are very popular, they often suffer from serious respiratory, eye, digestive, and skin conditions that result in a reduced quality of lif...
10/22/2020Animal Welfare
A new independent study shows that slower-growing broiler chickens are healthier and have a better quality of life than breeds that grow more quickly to meet the demands of the...
09/29/2020A study of the skeletons of various horses shows that racehorses are not adequately prepared for the extreme mechanical stresses they endure during a race. The resulting injurie...
08/26/2020To date, our understanding of social connections and bonds among cows remains limited. However, these connections are believed to have a significant impact on the animals’ healt...
08/19/2020Everyone is familiar, in one way or another, with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in humans, but did you know that your four-legged companions can also suffer from it? The...
08/11/2020Ground nests of birds in rural areas are vulnerable to agricultural activities and machinery that plow fields every spring. Researchers have developed a new system that, when pa...
08/09/2020