#High-protein distillers dried grains with solubles provide high quality pig nutrition

“#High-protein distillers dried grains with solubles provide high quality pig nutrition” Hans Stein and others at the University of Illinois found that a new high-protein distillers dried grains with solubles product, ProCap DDGS, is nutritious and digestible by growing pigs. Credit: University of Illinois With more ethanol in production and a greater ability to upcycle…

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#Bird brain scientists find link between chicken behavior and epigenetics

“#Bird brain scientists find link between chicken behavior and epigenetics” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain “Bird-brain” is a term used to describe someone scatty, indecisive, forgetful. But in an innovative new study published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology—Part D: Genomics and Proteomics , researchers found that the behavior of chickens is far from random. In fact,…

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#Dogs may use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate

“#Dogs may use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers from Czech University of Life Sciences, Virginia Tech and Barry University has found evidence that suggests dogs may use Earth’s magnetic field as a navigational aid. In their paper in the eLife Sciences initiative, the group describes their study…

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#Mystery about cause of genetic disease in horses

“#Mystery about cause of genetic disease in horses” Dark Ronald XX was a stallion who significantly influenced the breeding lines. Credit: University of Göttingen Warmblood fragile foal syndrome is a severe, usually fatal, genetic disease that manifests itself after birth in affected horses. Due to the defect, the connective tissue is unstable. Under force, for…

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#Chilean police train dogs to sniff out COVID-19

“#Chilean police train dogs to sniff out COVID-19” Clifford is one of three Golden Retrievers that the Chilean Police Canine Training team is preparing to sniff out COVID-19 cases Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel coronavirus by sniffing their sweat. The dogs—three golden retrievers and…

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#Veterinarians urge pet owners to prepare for the arrival of rabbit hemorrhagic disease

“#Veterinarians urge pet owners to prepare for the arrival of rabbit hemorrhagic disease” Rabbit hemorrhagic disease threatens both pet rabbits and wild rabbits alike—including sensitive native populations such as the endangered New England cottontail rabbit. Credit: Roger Williams Park Zoo An emerging virus threatens both wild and pet rabbits in the United States. The fatal…

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