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    My Dog Ate Weed. Now What? (link is external)

    Dr. Kenneth Drobatz talks about dogs ingesting marijuana products.

    Amazing Cows Hold Promise in Pioneering Sustainable Food Systems of the Future

    In today’s climate change narrative, animal-based agriculture often endures criticism for its alleged contributions to the global problem. With some naysayers ranking the industry second only to the population explosion…

    Our Pets, Post-Pandemic (link is external)

    Dr. Carlo Siracusa provides tips about how to prepare pets for life without owners at home post-pandemic.

    No bad dogs? Pet owner’s personality can affect canine training success, study finds (link is external)

    New research suggests the trick to training problem pups may depend on the the owner’s personality, as well as the bond between human and dog.

    COVID sniffing dogs: The next tool against coronavirus? (link is external)

    Director of Communications and Marketing Martin Hackett spoke with The Morning Call about Dr. Cynthia Otto’s ongoing COVID-19 detection research.

    Extroverts have more success training their dogs than introverts (link is external)

    Dogs with certain kinds of behavioural problems are more likely to show improvement during training if their owners are extroverts and open-minded.

    Hyemi Sevening- People on the Move (link is external)

    The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) has named Hyemi Sevening, a senior fundraising professional with more than 17 years of development experience, as its…

    Gut cells sound the alarm when parasites invade (link is external)

    To effectively combat an infection, the body first has to sense it’s been invaded, and then the affected tissue must send signals to corral resources to fight the intruder.

    Penn Animal Blood Bank is looking for donor dogs as program gets back on track (link is external)

    A blood bank for dogs is getting back on track after COVID-19 restrictions slowed operations down. “It majorly impacted us,” said Kym Marryott, a certified veterinary technician at Penn Vet…

    Clinician: Equine Ear Infections Might Spread to TMJ (link is external)

    A case study found swelling and pain in the upper jaw between the eye and the ear might indicate an infection in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) area.

    Fetlock Arthrodesis Advances Provide Options for Injured Horses (link is external)

    In most cases, the prognosis for horses who suffer severe fetlock breakdowns is grim, but a procedure pioneered at the end of the 1970s called the fetlock arthrodesis suddenly provided…

    Hemp Seed has promising future as livestock feed (link is external)

    A protein rich, low cost, high yield way to feed livestock could soon be competing with traditional row crops and forages

    Dr. Gustavo Aguirre Wins the Sanford and Susan Greenberg Prize for Ending Blindness (link is external)

    ACVO Diplomate, Dr. Gustavo Aguirre, recently received the Sanford and Susan Greenberg End Blindness

    Penn Vet’s Gustavo D. Aguirre Wins the Sanford and Susan Greenberg Prize for Ending Blindness

    Penn Vet’s Dr. Gustavo D. Aguirre is the recipient of the Sanford and Susan Greenberg End Blindness Outstanding Achievement Prize which distinguishes scientists for their groundbreaking medical contributions to eradicate blindness.

    Dogs Can’t Tell the Difference Between Similar-Sounding Words (link is external)

    New research shows that dogs can’t tell the difference between words that only vary by one sound

    Hinrichs Receives AAEP Award for Reproductive Research (link is external)

    The American Association of Equine Practitioners has presented the 2020 AAEP Research Award to Dr. Katrin Hinrichs

    AAEP Bestows Research Award upon Renowned Theriogenologist Dr. Katrin Hinrichs (link is external)

    The American Association of Equine Practitioners presented the 2020 AAEP Research Award to Katrin Hinrichs, DVM, Ph.D., DACT, whose pioneering research in the field of equine assisted reproductive techniques (ART) has transformed…

    Researchers on Why Dogs Learn only a limited number of words (link is external)

    Researchers look into why dogs learn on a limited number of words