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Biodiversity: A Mixed Picture of the Health of Habitats and Species in Europe
Brussels has adopted a new report*, “The State of Nature in the European Union,” which is intended to be the most comprehensive overview to date. This assessment will inform the...
Bee conservation at the heart of the French action plan and the European moratorium on neonicotinoids
Two days before International Day for Biological Diversity, which took place this Friday, Ecology Minister Ségolène Royal presented her supporting measures for the biodiversity...
Machine Learning: A New Tool for Predicting Reservoirs of Zoonotic Diseases
Predicting an outbreak of an infectious disease before it occurs is no longer science fiction—or almost not. In a recent study*, researchers used a computer capable of modeling...
Exotic Animals: The Tokay Gecko Harbors Resistant Bacteria
According to a study* conducted by researchers at the University of Georgia in the United States, tokay geckos ( Gekko gecko) carry enteric bacteria that have been found to be r...
Belgian Shepherds appear to be genetically protected against diabetes
Swedish researchers have recently discovered a genetic interaction that prevents the development of diabetes in Belgian Shepherds. They have identified a new mechanism in this b...
Sensory neuropathy: A DNA test can detect the genetic mutation in Border Collies
Sensory neuropathy (or progressive axonopathy) is a rare neurological disease that primarily affects Border Collies. It worsens over time, and its prognosis is poor, especially...
Bees and Bumblebees: Monitoring of the Aethina tumida parasite is being stepped up in France
The protocol for monitoring infestations of bee and bumblebee colonies by the small hive beetle ( Aethina tumida) has just been revised by the Direction générale de l'alimentati...
"Feline audiogenic reflex seizure syndrome" affects older cats
British researchers have studied a new neurological condition in cats that makes them hypersensitive to high-pitched sounds and causes epileptiform seizures in some older cats....
Yersinia pestis: First Case of Plague Transmission from a Dog to a Human in the United States
Four human cases of pneumonic plague, detected in Colorado last summer, were traced to a dog infected with Yersinia pestis . According to a recent report* from the Centers for D...
Farms with more than 450 pigs: According to the Council of State, simple registration is sufficient
By rejecting the petition filed by animal protection associations, the Council of State has just upheld the simplified permitting system applied to pig farms—whether housed or f...
Equine Ophthalmology: The Latest Research Findings Compiled in a Single Publication
The latest research in clinical equine ophthalmology is now available free of charge online in a special issue featuring twenty-two articles from *Veterinary Ophthalmology *, th...
Bovine Tuberculosis: A Health Alert Issued in Corsica
A cow abandoned in front of the Bastia prefecture following a protest by disgruntled farmers on April 20, 2015, was found to be infected with bovine tuberculosis. After a demons...
Canine Flu in the United States: The Asian H3N2 Virus Is Indeed to Blame
Researchers at Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin are certain: the current epizootic of influenza A, which has already affected more than a thousand dogs in the...
Neonicotinoids: The harmful effects of these pesticides go far beyond bees
Thirteen independent experts from the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) reviewed more than 100 recent studies on the impact of neonicotinoids on ecosystems. A...
Across the Channel, accidental poisonings affect thousands of dogs
According to the latest figures from the Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS), 56,491 dogs ingested substances with toxicity in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2014...
Bee Population: Accredited Veterinarians on the Front Lines Against Aethina tumida
The health governance framework established at the National Health Conference also applies to the beekeeping sector. Faced with the threat of infestation of the French beehives...
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV): First Detection of Genotype 2 in Spain
Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a pestivirus of the Flaviviridae family, circulates worldwide. A recent study* has detected the presence of the much rarer type 2 virus in Sp...
Eating Insects: ANSES Examines the Risks and Implications
To feed the world’s population by 2030, the FAO supports the development of insect farming. With this in mind, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health...
World Health Day: Spotlight on food safety… and veterinary services, Too!
The 2015 World Health Day is dedicated to food safety. It was launched today in France at the Rungis International Market, in the presence of all French and global stakeholders...
Food safety for World Health Day
April 7 is World Health Day. The theme for the 2015 edition focuses on food safety (from farm to table #safefood). This is an opportunity to highlight the vital role of veterina...
Pet food contains unspecified or even unidentified animal species
In the wake of the 2013 horse meat scandal in the human food chain, a Scandinavian study* examined the presence and authenticity of sources of animal proteins (beef, chicken, po...
Wild bees: Nearly one in ten species is endangered in Europe
The first assessment of all European wild bee species has just been published by the IUCN. According to the report, 9.2% are threatened with extinction, while 5.2% will be threa...
Common European birds are disappearing faster than rare species
The number of birds in Europe fell by more than 420 million between 1980 and 2009. A recent study*, which compiled data on 144 species across 25 countries, reveals that 90% of t...
Horse Racing: Is Cobalt Supplementation Beneficial or Harmful?
The use of cobalt in racehorses appears to be spreading. This trace element is believed to enhance the performance of horses given the supplement. However, its effects—whether p...