A variant of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – one that is not an immediate threat to humans – is on the move in the United States in both wild
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Backyard chickens
Increasingly popular backyard chickens should be permitted but regulated to protect human and animal health.
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
An interesting study about ordinances governing backyard poultry ownership in Colorado was recently published, titled “A Method for Guarding Animal Welfare and Public Health: Tracking the Rise of Backyard …
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ANIMAL HEALTH CONCERNS LEADING TO INDOOR HOUSING OF LIVESTOCK
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Farmers are often accused of raising livestock on “factory farms” and therefore treating their animals cruelly if they are house their animals indoors. Of course the opposite is true. The…
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