Pets & Veterinary Medicine

It's called "woody breast" and for consumers it can mean a chewier chicken sandwich, but for the industry it can mean up to $200 million annual yield loss.... Read more

Late last year, rumors swirled online that HomeSafeID, a private Australian pet microchip registry, had stopped operating.... Read more

At least three and possibly up to 15 birds have died of avian flu at two New York City zoos, according to the organization that operates the facilities.... Read more

Dogs in Bristol were among the first in the country to woof down snacks made from lab-grown meat in a bid to advance the future of alternative protein sources and help cut carbon emissions.... Read more

Australian-based scientists said Thursday they had produced the world's first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization, hailing it as a key step towards saving marsupials that are endangered.... Read more

A new study from the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine at Hebrew University has brought new insights into Florida spot keratopathy (FSK), an eye condition that affects both dogs and cats. Led by Dr. Oren Pe'er and published in Veterinary Ophthalmology, the research analyzed 100 cases diagnosed between 2021 and... Read more

Toxic substances used in flea and tick treatments pet owners give to their dogs and cats have been detected in birds' nests, according to new UK research published in Science of The Total Environment.... Read more

A new comprehensive study by Hungarian ethologists provides valuable insights into the factors that affect the olfactory performance of dogs. Border collies, a herding breed, reached higher success levels than some hunting breeds, like golden retrievers, Hungarian and German vizslas, basset and bloodhounds. The study was published in Scientific Reports.... Read more

Veterinary and public health officials are urging cat owners to remain vigilant as cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, have been detected in domestic cats.... Read more

Researchers have identified various distinctive immune cells in cow's milk, creating potential avenues for enhancing animal health and milk production—as detailed in a study in Animal Nutriomics.... Read more

Many modern dairy farm operations have developed an additional revenue stream by breeding dairy cows with Black Angus beef bulls using artificial insemination to produce crossbred calves, which typically have improved meat quality and higher market value compared to purebred dairy calves. But these valuable hybrid calves often are beset... Read more

Since their domestication millennia ago, dogs have been man's best friend, and aside from friendship, centuries of selective breeding have tailored them for tasks like herding, hunting and guarding—or so we thought.... Read more

Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo has closed down exhibits and euthanized birds after a cotton patch goose died of avian flu.... Read more

Working dogs take a day to adjust to the change in routine caused by Daylight Savings Time, whereas pet dogs and their owners seem to be unaffected, according to a study published in PLOS One by Lavania Nagendran, Ming Fei Li and colleagues at the University of Toronto, Canada.... Read more

With reptiles gaining popularity as pets in the U.K., an understanding of their behavioral and welfare requirements has never been more critical. In contrast to what we know about the positive effects of providing enriched environments for popular pet species such as dogs and cats, there is a significant lack... Read more