Veterinary Medicine

The Bigger The Animal, The Stiffer The ‘Shoes’

If a Tiger’s feet were built the same way as a mongoose’s feet, they’d have to be about the size of a hippo’s feet to support the big cat’s weight. But they’re not. For decades, researchers have been looking at how different-sized legs and feet are put together across the four-legged animal kingdom, but until now... Read more of this article

VGX Animal Health’s Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone Shows Advantages Compared To Current Growth Hormone Therapies Used In Pigs

Medical News Today, VGX Animal Health, Inc. announced that data demonstrating the effectiveness of its plasmid-based growth hormone releasing hormone (pGHRH) technology was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Therapy in a paper entitled, “A Comparison of the Growth Responses Following Intramuscular GHRH Plasmid Administration... Read more of this article

Study says as the planet’s temperature increases, so will cattle nutritional stress

Manhattan, Kan. — How will climate change affect the nutritional resources of cattle in the future? Likely, protein availability through grazing will diminish, prompting the need to start thinking about supplemental nutrition sources now, according to a study from Kansas State University. Over 14 years, the researchers collected more than 21,000... Read more of this article