Dog Barking: What You Can Do

By Pat Miller – Published: December 18, 2021 Dogs bark for lots of different reasons. Dog barking may be triggered by strong emotional responses such as fear, reactivity, and aggression. These behaviors require significant attention to and modification for the...

Improving genomic prediction of methane emission

By: Matthew Wedzerai.  16 03 2021 Methane emission is a heritable trait, which makes selection for lower emitting animals possible. Recent research with Danish Holstein dairy cattle shows the impact of a multi-trait approach to achieve high selection accuracy of lower...

Trich Testing Made Easy

Protect your prize breeders and your herd from the dangers of Tritrichomonas foetus with frequent testing. Biomed Diagnostics’ InPouch® TF-Bovine makes this easy! The key to a healthy herd is prevention: A Trich infection can spread quickly and devastate a herd....

Megaesophagus in Dogs: A Mega Problem?

By Catherine Ashe, DVM – Published: April 5, 2019 The esophagus is a muscular, distensible organ that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Megaesophagus is a common disorder in dogs that describes slow motility with resultant dilation of the esophagus. As...

UK hit by record bird flu outbreak

By Tony Macdougal.    14-12-2021               The number of infected premises in the UK is very high for this time of year and larger              than ever seen before. Photo: Bert Jansen  UK environment secretary, George Eustice, has announced that the UK has...