A genome-wide association study of 960 Italian Holstein cows links colostrum yield and immunoglobulin concentration to many scattered genomic regions, confirming the polygenic nature of the traits that protect newborn calves. Subject of Research: Genomic regions associated with colostrum yield and…
The experiment, published as an open access original article in the journal Amino Acids, used 12 ileal-cannulated growing pigs with an average body weight of 27.0 plus or minus 3.1 kilograms. All animals were housed under heat stress conditions, with ambient temperatures ranging…
Piglets were divided into three groups: an untreated control, a group receiving a paraquat challenge, and a group that received both paraquat and a diet supplemented with 0.01 percent ellagic acid. The first question the researchers asked was whether the challenge…
And Waddle World isn’t the only weird app it’s launched lately. Meta has launched a “tamagotchi-style” pet game called Waddle World, with virtual creatures that chat with users and create doodles to illustrate conversations. According to its Apple and Play…
Researchers have mapped stretches of DNA linked to milk yield, milk composition and fatty acid traits in Holstein Friesian crossbred cattle in India, identifying 36 SNPs across multiple chromosomes, including one statistically significant marker and 35 suggestive ones. The genome-wide association study,…
Naked Insurance has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered pet insurance product for cats and dogs. Accident-only cover starts at R40 a month for cats and R55 for dogs, and automated claims processing allows some payouts within minutes. The digital insurer uses…
Even if you don't own a dog, you more than likely know the worst thing dogs could eat: chocolate. No chocolate for dogs. Period. But why? Turns out, there's a lot that happens inside a dog if they eat chocolate.
In a high-tech laboratory at Nebraska Innovation Campus, Mary-Grace Danao places packaged pet food into a small, blue, plastic tub and sends it into a silver-colored chamber that submits it to high pressure — extraordinary pressure, six times that of the…
Cats fed vegan food were slightly less likely to be reported as overweight than cats eating meat-based diets in a new survey. But the difference was too small and uncertain to show that vegan feeding helps cats maintain a healthy…
Researchers found that nearly 95% of dogs with suspected paroxysmal dyskinesia improved after switching to a gluten-free diet, raising intriguing questions about the connection between gut health and neurological disease. What if the solution to a dog's mysterious neurological episodes wasn't…
Wet vs. dry food, raw diets, allergies, and feeding schedules for cats.
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