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by Editor | Oct 10, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: The Scientist Nearly 20 years after helping sequence the first dog genome, geneticist Elinor Karlsson now leads research connecting animal and human health through comparative genomics at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and the Broad... read more
by Editor | Oct 10, 2025 | Animal Health News, News
Source: The Tribune In 2025, six condors from the Central California flock have died, including two from lead poisoning, yet the population is set to rebound with 13 juveniles scheduled for release this fall from San Simeon and Pinnacles National Park, plus five... read more
by Editor | Oct 9, 2025 | News
Source: NBC News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported six rabies-related deaths in the U.S. over the past year—the highest in years—amid a rise in outbreaks among wild animals such as bats, foxes, skunks, and raccoons. At least 15 likely... read more
by Editor | Oct 9, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: Food Safety News The North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a new dry laboratory to support Dr. Gustavo Machado’s research on preventing livestock disease outbreaks. At the lab’s core is the Rapid Access Biosecurity App (RABapp), a... read more
by Editor | Oct 8, 2025 | Animal Health News, News
Source: ABC Action News John Sampson, a father from Bucks County and a veterinarian, is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a young boy who wandered onto Hersheypark’s monorail track. The frightening moment, captured in a viral video, shows Sampson reaching out his... read more
by Editor | Oct 7, 2025 | Companion Animal, News, Veterinary Practice
Source: Steve Dale Pet World Many people assume cats are independent and thrive outdoors, but experts stress that their essential needs can be fully met indoors through enrichment and regular human interaction. The Feline Veterinary Medical Association outlines five... read more
by Editor | Oct 7, 2025 | News
Source: National Geographic Each summer in Vestmannaeyjabær, Iceland—a town neighboring the world’s largest puffin colony—the annual ritual of rescuing misguided puffin chicks, known as pufflings, unfolds. At night, these six-week-old fledglings emerge from dark... read more
by Editor | Oct 6, 2025 | News, Veterinary Practice
Source: Fox 5 KUSI A Middle Tennessee man, 37-year-old Joseph McDorman, has been charged after allegedly threatening to blow up the University of Tennessee Veterinary Hospital in Knoxville. According to police reports, the incident occurred around 5 a.m. on Thursday,... read more
by Editor | Oct 5, 2025 | Animal Health News, News
Source: WUSF Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed to reclassify xylazine, a sedative increasingly found in fentanyl-laced street drugs, to preserve Veterinary access while restricting misuse. Currently classified as a controlled substance in Florida,... read more
by Editor | Oct 5, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: Clay Today The Lincoln Memorial University-College of Veterinary Medicine at Orange Park (LMU-OPCVM) has achieved a key step toward accreditation, receiving a Letter of Reasonable Assurance from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education... read more
by Editor | Oct 4, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Morning Ag Clips Two undergraduates, Sydnie Frost of Purdue University and Sarah Stacy of Lincoln Memorial University, spent their summer immersed in the Research and Extension Experience in Veterinary Entomology for Students (REEVES) Program, a USDA-funded... read more
by Editor | Oct 4, 2025 | Equine, News
Source: Nature Five cloned horses in Argentina have become the first of their species to be gene-edited with CRISPR–Cas9, sparking debate across the polo world. Developed by Kheiron Biotech, the horses carry a modification to the myostatin gene, designed to enhance... read more
by Editor | Oct 3, 2025 | Agriculture, Livestock, News
Source: AVMA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched the Rural Veterinary Action Plan (RVAP) to address severe veterinarian shortages in rural and livestock-producing areas, where nearly every state faces service gaps. Veterinarians are critical for... read more
by Editor | Oct 3, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: CoBank The U.S. dairy industry is at a crossroads as beef sales increasingly drive farm profitability, pushing farmers to breed cows with beef semen rather than dairy semen. This shift has caused dairy replacement heifer numbers to hit a 20-year low, even as... read more
by Editor | Oct 2, 2025 | Animal Health News, News
Source: The Adgefield Advertiser Strom Thurmond Career & Technology Center (STCTC) has launched a new “Exploration of Veterinary Science and Animal Care” course, taught by Jessica Sharp-Miner, who joined the Edgefield County School District this year. The program... read more
by Editor | Oct 2, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: Arkansas State University The Arkansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has welcomed two new faculty members to strengthen its instructional team as it prepares for its first DVM cohort in 2026. Dr. Philip Johnson joins as professor and... read more
by Editor | Oct 1, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: AAHA The AAHA One Health Guidelines provide Veterinary practices with strategies to strengthen collaboration between veterinary and human healthcare teams, improving outcomes for both patients and families. The guidelines outline when and how veterinarians... read more
by Editor | Oct 1, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: WUSF Dr. Keith Poulsen of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory says combating New World Screwworm (NWS) in the U.S. may require the emergency use of certain animal drugs, mainly in the ivermectin class, under the Animal Medicinal Drug Use... read more
by Editor | Sep 30, 2025 | News
Source: Live Science Ranking the best hearing in the animal kingdom depends on what “best” means—sensitivity, range, or localization. Greater wax moths hold the record for frequency detection, hearing up to 300 kilohertz—15 times beyond human limits. Barn owls excel... read more
by Editor | Sep 29, 2025 | Animal Health Industry, News, Veterinary Practice
Source: WKMS At its quarterly meeting, the Murray State Board of Regents appointed Dr. Laura Ken Hoffman as the inaugural dean of the proposed School of Veterinary Medicine, contingent on state approval of a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. Hoffman, who... read more
