Zoetis Partners with Scout Clean Energy to Boost Renewable Energy Efforts
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Zoetis Partners with Scout Clean Energy to Boost Renewable Energy Efforts

Zoetis Inc., a leading US veterinary medicine producer, has taken a significant step towards sustainable energy by signing a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Scout Clean Energy. This agreement will see Zoetis credited with 50 MW of renewable energy certificates (RECs) generated by the Heart of Texas wind farm.

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Pieper Veterinary Teams Up with Lebanon Veterinary Hospital! You Won't Believe What's Coming Next
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Pieper Veterinary Teams Up with Lebanon Veterinary Hospital! You Won't Believe What's Coming Next

Pieper Veterinary, a Northeastern-based family of primary, specialty, and emergency care veterinary hospitals, is excited to announce they have partnered with Lebanon Veterinary Hospital in Lebanon CT. This partnership continues Pieper's strategy to unite privately-owned hospitals committed to providing high quality veterinarian-led medicine in the Northeast.

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 Insights into Common Pet Ailments: Nationwide's Analysis Reveals Top Veterinary Conditions and Treatment Costs
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Insights into Common Pet Ailments: Nationwide's Analysis Reveals Top Veterinary Conditions and Treatment Costs

Discover the top veterinary conditions affecting dogs and cats, along with average treatment costs, as revealed by Nationwide's analysis of over 1.2 million insured pets. Explore key findings, including prevalent conditions like dermatitis and gastroenteritis, and learn about pet health insurance coverage options to help manage veterinary expenses.

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Copper beads in pig feed reshape swine gut microbiome
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Copper beads in pig feed reshape swine gut microbiome

Copper is a natural antimicrobial material that, when added to pig feed, may promote the growth and health of the animals. Since pigs can tolerate high levels of the metal, researchers at Texas Tech University in Amarillo recently investigated whether copper might be used to promote their gut health and reduce the shedding of microbes to the environment. 

This week in Microbiology Spectrum, the researchers report that small beads containing copper, when added to pig feed, effectively deliver the metal to the animal gut.

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