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    Protect your horse from Potomac horse fever (link is external)

    Dr. Michelle Abraham discusses ways owners can reduce their horse’s risk.

    Setting the timetable for sterilizing pets (link is external)

    Drs. Brittany Watson and Giacomo Gianotti were quoted in an article about the timing of spay/neuter surgery for pets.

    Forward-Thinking Wildlife Futures Program Recognized (link is external)

    The Northeast Wildlife Administrators Association of the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in April honored the Pennsylvania Game Commission for the agency’s forward-thinking in establishing its Wildlife Futures…

    K9s sniffing out COVID in the Keystone state (link is external)

    Drs. Cynthia Otto and Amritha Mallikarjun talk about the various ongoing scent detection studies the Working Dog Center is conducting.

    It’s Triple Crown season: Here’s what to know about horse doping (link is external)

    Dr. Mary Robinson, director of the Equine Pharmacology Laboratory, talks about horse doping.

    Management Significantly Affects Foals’ Gut Microbiota (link is external)

    Dr. Sue McDonnell talks about a study looking at foal gut microbiota and how management affects it.

    Fasting Horses Reduces Gut Microbiota Number, Diversity (link is external)

    Dr. Louise Southwood talks about a study looking at fasting horses that might help scientists better interpret microbiota test results in colicking horses.

    Protect Your Pets From Pests (link is external)

    Dr. Christine Cain discusses ways owners can protect their pets from fleas and ticks.

    At Penn, dogs are training to sniff out COVID-19 in asymptomatic carriers (link is external)

    Dr. Cynthia Otto was interviewed by Philadelphia Inquirer about dogs detecting COVID-19 in asymptomatic carriers.

    Unleash the Tests: The Four-Legged Future of Covid-19 Testing (link is external)

    The New York Times spoke with Dr. Cynthia Otto about dogs detecting COVID-19 faster than PCR tests.

    Setting the stage for owners when senior pets develop behavior problems (link is external)

    Dr. Carlo Siracusa discusses behavior changes in senior pets.

    Investing in Animal Health Protects Everyone (link is external)

    PA Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding wrote an op-ed about the PADLS laboratories and their value to the Commonwealth.

    Penn Vet’s Carlo Siracusa Receives Morris Animal Foundation Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award (link is external)

    DENVER/March 16, 2021 — Morris Animal Foundation has awarded its second Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award to Dr. Carlo Siracusa, Associate Professor of Clinical Behavior Medicine at the University…

    New Ethogram Describes 70+ Discomfort Behaviors in Horses (link is external)

    Dr. Sue McDonnell and Catherine Torcivia developed an Equine Discomfort Ethogram, cataloging over 70 behaviors.

    How to Handle 8 Stallion Behavior Problems (link is external)

    Learn how to handle eight troublesome behaviors and teach your breeding stallion manner with tips from Dr. Sue McDonnell.

    How Female Frogs Tune Out Useless, Noisy Males (link is external)

    Dr. Amritha Mallikarjun was interviewed about her prior research on human and canine speech perception in noise.

    Do Dogs Really Make Us Happier? (link is external)

    Do Dogs Really Make Us Happier? A look at our psychological relationships with dogs and how they can improve our mood

    Penn Vet Develops New Gene Doping Test (link is external)

    Researchers have developed a new test to detect the local administration of illicit, gene doping therapies in equine athletes.

    Meet the Dogs That Can Sniff Out Cancer (link is external)

    Annemarie DeAngelo and Dr. Cynthia Otto talk about the Working Dog Center’s ovarian cancer detection research.

    Newborn puppies to become search and detection dogs through Penn Vet Working Dog Center (link is external)

    Training Director Annemarie DeAngelo was interviewed for a story featuring the new Pinto x Oso litter of puppies.