We’ve all seen exuberant play behaviours in various animal species. Puppies roughhouse, fight, gnaw and gnash their teeth. Dogs bow to initiate play. Kid goats leap off structures and butt heads. Kittens chase anything that moves. Foals buck, nipping and kicking at their herd mates. You get the idea. Why it matters: Fostering play in […] Read more
Play may be important part of animal welfare
Short- and long-term benefits can be realized if animals given opportunity to play
PED shone light on importance of feed import controls
Studies show viruses can survive long journeys and storage
Updated Nov. 12, 2021 Before COVID-19, another coronavirus was wreaking havoc in North America, only this one was attacking pigs. This coronavirus causes porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), and is shed in large volumes in the feces and other pigs become infected when they ingest feces-contaminated materials. PED was first detected in the United States in […] Read more
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