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Decrease in antimicrobial use in animals in Denmark
Antimicrobial use in animals has decreased in 2014 due mainly to decreased consumption in the pig production. In general very little of the critically important antimicrobials — which are used to treat humans — is used in the production of livestock. The use of critically important an...Read more -
Cattle-killer: Two parasites are better than one
When calves are infected by two parasite species at the same time, one parasite renders the other far less deadly, according to a new study published in the current journal of Science Advances. The international team of scientists has quantified, for the first time, how co-infection significantly...Read more -
Horse care: Start mosquito protection methods now, veterinarians urge
Start thinking now about protecting yourself and your horse from West Nile virus, says a Kansas State University veterinarian. Beth Davis, professor and head of the equine medicine and surgery section at the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Health Center, says there was an increa...Read more -
Dairy products boost effectiveness of probiotics
The success of probiotics for boosting human health may depend partly upon the food, beverage, or other material carrying the probiotics, according to research published on July 10th in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. “Our f...Read more -
Changes in dairy industry benefit dairy cattle health, consumers
Profound changes in the dairy industry in recent decades have benefited the health and welfare of dairy cows, as well as consumers. A team of dairy science experts provides valuable insights into these changes, as well as the science behind them, and also identify knowledge gaps and further resea...Read more -
Detecting disease in beef cattle using ear tag units
A smartphone switches its orientation from portrait to landscape depending on how it’s tilted. A car’s airbags inflate when it senses collision forces. By detecting earth’s vibrations, a computer can measure the magnitude and aftershocks of an earthquake. These technologies are ...Read more -
Cattle movement estimation study sheds light on disease risk
A new technique developed by a Kansas State University researcher helps estimate the movement of beef cattle to determine the risk of disease. Caterina Scoglio, professor of electrical and computer engineering, co-authored a study that used aggregated data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...Read more -
Caring for horses eases symptoms of dementia
In the first study of its kind, researchers have determined that spending time with horses eases symptoms of Alzheimer’s dementia. A collaboration between The Ohio State University, an equine therapy center and an adult daycare center found that people with Alzheimer’s were able to sa...Read more -
Cattle disease spread by vets, not cows
A cattle disease that affected more than 5,000 cows, over 500 of which were killed, was probably spread by vets farmers and cattle traders in Germany, according to one of the first research articles published in the new open access journalHeliyon. The authors of the study, from Friedrich-Loeffler...Read more -
Ancient wild ox genome reveals complex cow ancestry
The ancestry of domesticated cattle proves more complex than previously thought, reports a paper published in the open access journal Genome Biology. The first nuclear genome sequence from an ancient wild ox reveals that some modern domestic cow breeds, including the Scottish Highland and Irish K...Read more -
A horse of a different color: Genetics of camouflage and the dun pattern
The results of this study reveal a new mechanism of skin and hair biology, and provide new insight into horse domestication. Most horses today are treasured for their ability to run, work, or be ridden, but have lost their wild-type camouflage: pale hair with zebra-like dark stripes known ...Read more -
Stroking helps calves develop a better relationship with humans, increases weight gain
Gentle interactions improve the relationship between humans and animals. In a recent study published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science, researchers at the Vetmeduni Vienna show that calves that were stroked by people early in their life gained weight more quickly than animals that w...Read more -
Lactation, weather found to predict milk quality in dairy cows
The quality of colostrum — the nutrient-rich milk newborn dairy calves first drink from their mothers — can be predicted by the mother’s previous lactation performance and weather, according to new research from the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Ham...Read more -
Risk to small children from family dog often underestimated
Children love petting dogs, playing with them and crawling after them. They especially love to hug or cuddle the family dog. Unwanted close contact sometimes causes dogs to feel harassed and they respond by snapping at the child. Many cases of dog bites involving small children happen in everyday...Read more -
Research suggests a way to identify animals at risk of blood clots
Patients who are critically ill, be they dog, cat or human, have a tendency toward blood clotting disorders. When the formation of a clot takes too long, it puts them at risk of uncontrolled bleeding. But the other extreme is also dangerous; if blood clots too readily, it can lead to organ failur...Read more -
Successful LA-MRSA strategy for pig herds
Norway is the only country to have implemented a “search and destroy” strategy against LA-MRSA among pig herds to date. A study of the strategy’s effect shows that pig farm workers are the principal source of infection among Norwegian herds, a transmission route that was previou...Read more -
Oregano may reduce methane in cow burps
It may sound pretty harmless, but methane emissions from cows are a large problem for the climate. When ruminants digest their feed, methane is formed as a natural by-product of the microbial process in the rumen, and since methane is a 25 times more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, t...Read more -
Newly discovered infectious prion structure shines light on mad cow disease
Groundbreaking research from the University of Alberta has identified the structure of the infectious prion protein, the cause of “mad cow disease” or BSE, chronic wasting disease in deer and elk and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, which has long remained a mystery. The infectiou...Read more -
New study finds clear differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat
In the largest study of its kind, an international team of experts led by Newcastle University, UK, has shown that both organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products. Analyzing data from around the world, the team reviewed 196 p...Read more -
Researchers, farmers collaborate to prevent E. coli
A collaborative Michigan State University study involving microbiologists, epidemiologists, animal scientists, veterinarians, graduate students, undergraduates and farmers could lead to better prevention practices to limit dangerous E. colibacteria transmissions. The study, published in Applied ...Read more -
Vitamin D could help control TB in animals, new study shows
Research published in Research in Veterinary Science reveals that vitamin D supplementation reduces the incidence and severity of tuberculosis (TB) in wild boar and red deer. The pilot study of 40 animals was conducted by a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the University of Surrey (UK), ...Read more -
Odors can be measured by analytical chemistry
Usually, it takes a nose to smell, but now — for the first time — scientists have developed a convincing model able to measure odours from pig farms by means of precise measurements of the content of odorants in the atmosphere. How much and how bad does pig production facilities smell...Read more -
New model could help improve prediction of outbreaks of Ebola and Lassa fever
Potential outbreaks of diseases such as Ebola and Lassa fever may be more accurately predicted thanks to a new mathematical model developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge. This could in turn help inform public health messages to prevent outbreaks spreading more widely. Many of the ...Read more -
Estrogen, antibiotics persisted in dairy farm waste after advanced treatment, research finds
When University at Buffalo chemists began studying waste disposal at a dairy farm in New York State, they thought that the farm’s advanced system for processing manure would help remove estrogens and antibiotics from the excrement. Instead, the scientists found that the chemicals largely pe...Read more
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