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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...