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Asian hornet: MEPs call for a European strategy to eradicate it
Fourteen Members of the European Parliament, including José Bové, submitted a written statement to the European Commission calling for the implementation of a European strategy...
Global Food and Agriculture System: The OECD Envisions Three Possible Futures by 2050
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in a recent report*, examined the “future prospects for global food and agriculture.” This report presents thre...
Prion disease: first case detected in Europe in a wild reindeer
A case of chronic wasting disease in deer, detected in a wild reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus tarandus ) living in southern Norway, was confirmed by the Norwegian Veterinary Instit...
Diabetes in Dogs and Cats: A New Mobile Monitoring App Connects Pets and Vets
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has just developed an app for smartphones and tablets that modernizes the management of canine and feline diabetes and also helps facilitate r...
Equine Research: Conservation of Wild and Domestic Donkey Breeds Is on Track
Researchers at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) have succeeded in developing a novel technique for collecting oocytes from female donkeys in vivo*,...
Chlamydia Infection: Chloramphenicol and a New Vaccine Come to the Rescue of Australian Koalas
Chlamydiosis causes high mortality rates among koalas in Australia. According to Australian authorities, between 30 and 50 percent of wild koalas suffer from this disease, which...