The effects of excess weight on longevity were studied in middle-aged, spayed or neutered dogs belonging to twelve popular dog breeds, who were monitored by a veterinarian and t...
01/10/2019Dementia is no longer a rare condition among aging dogs and cats, warns Meghan Herron, a professor at Ohio University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (United States). However,...
01/09/2019It is generally accepted that early exposure to pets helps protect infants against the later development of allergies. Swedish researchers sought to determine whether there is a...
01/08/2019Small-scale broiler chicken farms certainly provide income and access to animal proteins for poor rural populations, but they also have a negative impact on human health—a direc...
01/07/2019Animal diseases that infect humans pose a major threat to human health worldwide and often spread from non-human primates. A large-scale study, reported in PLOS Neglected Tropic...
01/07/2019Several veterinary organizations, including the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), condemn the global tr...
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