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New Study Reveals Owner Demographics Influence Canine Nutrition

Dog owners have quite a bit of control over their pets’ diets, and many have strong opinions on what kinds of diets are best for their canine friends. But a new study from the Dog Aging Project (DAP) at Texas A&M University and investigators at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has revealed that the reasons […]

Preempting African Swine Fever In Texas With Research

Scientists assess a tick’s potential to spread disease in Southern U.S. As feral hog populations increase in Texas and the U.S., they create desirable conditions for disease-carrying ticks and increase the risk for an outbreak of African swine fever virus, ASFV. To ensure the devastating ASFV stays out of Texas, a multi-institution research project led […]

We’ve Got Your Goat at NC State

Dolly Hight, front left, joins Stella in her treatment pen at the NC State Veterinary Hospital. Stella’s side is shaved for the diagnostic procedures she underwent at the hospital. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Lisa Gamsjaeger) No obvious cause of Stella’s symptoms emerged over six days. But Stella had also developed pockets of air bubbles called […]

Mouse study captures aging process at the cellular level

As muscles age, their cells lose the ability to regenerate and heal after injury. Cornell researchers have created the most comprehensive portrait to date of how that change, in mice, unfolds over time and across the complicated architecture of muscle tissue.

3D printed guides correct beagle’s bowed legs

Snoopy was born with an angular limb deformity of his forearms. His two front legs bent outward, forming an S shape. This condition is most commonly seen among short-leg dog breeds like dachshunds or Shih Tzus, though breeds with extremely long legs, like wolfhounds, can also be born with it.