Media Mentions

    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.

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