Dr. Crystal Heath, a veterinarian and outspoken animal welfare advocate, is at the center of a heated controversy as agricultural producers accuse her of crossing professional boundaries in her fight to expose the impacts of the ongoing H5N1 bird flu outbreak. While her revelations about the zoonotic risks and alleged unethical practices within the industry have drawn public attention, critics claim her actions violate the veterinary code of conduct.

Chimpanzees are more likely to engage in play or groom each other if they see others performing these social behaviors first, Georgia Sandars and colleagues at Durham University, U.K. report in a study publishing November 20, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

The poultry industry loses up to $6 billion annually due to necrotic enteritis, a preventable intestinal disease in poultry, including broiler chickens.

An Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station poultry science researcher is evaluating a new possible solution using a novel vaccine combined with a bile acid regimen.

University of Central Florida researchers helmed a study that found Florida panthers are not particularly susceptible to a potentially transmissible disease that causes cognitive decline leading to death in their prey.

The findings abate concerns that this fatal disease, known as chronic wasting disease, is threatening the species.

Known as Bang’s disease or undulant fever, brucellosis is a highly contagious condition affecting cattle, bison, and swine, leading to infertility, lameness, and loss of young. It can also infect humans, presenting serious health risks. Alarmingly, Brucella abortus is becoming increasingly antibiotic-resistant, making treatment more challenging.