Gastrointestinal Diseases from Animals

World, meet Gizmo, the new red panda living at the Birmingham Zoo. And while you're at it, say hello to the new howler monkey born this month to the zoo's female howler Matea. The zoo announced the new arrivals today and said the staff is "thrilled" to welcome the pair. Gizmo is special all by himself, but the zoo said he "will also start to fill the space in our hearts left by the passing of the Zoo's beloved red pandas Parker and Sorrel — both are missed tremendously." Gizmo has been living behind the scenes since Dec. 2, and he is is getting used to his new home in the zoo's Predator Building after a routine quarantine. Visitors can see him there now. The care team says Gizmo is "very smart and playful but also shy when around new people." He likes his own space. The team is also "working hard to keep up with his love and appetite for bamboo," the zoo said. Red pandas are endangered in the wild. Their ...

I t was a mixed bag of challenges this week, from the basic to the bewildering. On Monday, the contestants had to get inventive with "basic" vegetables. On Tuesday, a blindfolded pressure test challenged the bottom four to recreate Clinton McIver's aged lamb, which felled Eric in truly spectacular fashion. Wednesday saw them tasked with using only the utensils found in most Australian kitchens, which recalled the time I tried to cook dinner at the house of an ex who owned only one fork. Finally, it was a "world's hottest chilli" challenge on Thursday. Despite her attempting to murder Andy with the power of 1.5m Scovilles, Linda's "God Stopper" steak declared her the official Hot Chilli Woman of MasterChef and secured immunity for Sunday night's elimination challenge. Sunday The gang enters a nearly-empty kitchen to cries of "Ohh, what is this?" and "There's definitely not enough benches …" Are they going to ha...

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Lameness on sheep farms is a never-ending issue and headache for farmers. Not only is it an animal welfare issue, but the loss in performance and the expense incurred in treating lame sheep, is a costly one for farmers. You are never going to eliminate lameness from your flock completely. However, it can be minimised. The main causes of lameness The two main causes of lameness in sheep in Ireland are footrot and scald (pictured below). Scald is very common in lambs and is the first stage of footrot. Footrot Scald It's important that before any control programme is put in place, farmers first and foremost identify what is the cause of the problem. The causes of lameness in sheep are many and varied, although Teagasc says that 90% of cases relate to scald and footrot, with the other 10% arising from sores, hoof horn lifting and infections. Managing lameness issues, such as footrot and scald, requires early and appropriate intervention. The longer an infec...

If numerical strength was needed to survive and compete in the bleak terrain, how had the lone she-wolf dodged the packs of wolves and dogs? Subhashini Krishnan expected the Himalayan wolf to preside at the apex of the food chain in Changthang, Ladakh. But she was wrong. The flat open terrain of the desert, 4,300 metres in elevation, is the realm of the only wolf to live at high altitudes. A crucial genetic mutation allows it to survive in low oxygen conditions. A pack, up to seven strong, can pick off Tibetan gazelles, marmots, and hares. The breeding pair gets first dibs and the choicest meat. After the rest of the pack has eaten, scavengers such as vultures and foxes clean up the remains. Krishnan kept watch on the outskirts of Hanle, where its residents dumped carcasses of livestock. Although they knitted sweaters to help their Jersey cows withstand the winters, many animals dropped dead. The disposal site became a feeding station for the area's carnivores, including a ...

Mice and rats can spread disease through their saliva, feces, or urine. They also often host mites, fleas, and other parasites that can transmit diseases to people. Luckily, mice aren't aggressive and usually only bite people when they feel threatened or cornered. Unless you're handling them, you're very unlikely to get bitten. Mice bites usually aren't serious, but it's still a good idea to see a doctor if you get bitten. The main threat of rodent bites is the risk of infection. Mice carry bacteria and viruses that can lead to potentially lethal conditions. Let's take a look at what mice bites look like and the potential risks. Mice have strong front teeth that can break your skin if they bite you. Their bite can cause a sharp pinching sensation and draw blood. Usually, their bite causes a single puncture wound. You're most likely to get bitten by a mouse if you're handling it. However, in rare circumstances, a mouse may bite you if ...

Clay Bolt first laid eyes on a rusty patched bumblebee impaled on a pin in an insect collection at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2014. Brown and dull yellow with a faded rust-colored patch on its abdomen, the fuzzy, dime-sized relic got him thinking about the species' precarious status in the wild. Once common in flower-rich grasslands and prairies across the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, this bee now buzzes about in only 0.1 percent of its historical range—a trend documented among many other North American bee populations as well. There are nearly 4,000 native bee species in North America, including 47 species of bumblebees, and many are declining or are at risk of extinction.  Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Left : Franklin's bumblebee, a close relative of the federally protected rusty patched bum...

A new centre record for a Belted Galloway was achieved at Harrison and Hetherington's native pedigree beef cattle sale at Carlisle, when Joe and Zan Kirk sold the two-year-old bull, Huntfield Wigwam for 7000gns. Producing a personal best for the couple who run 25 cows in their herd at Low Kirkbride, Auldgirth, Dumfries, was a son of the AI sire, Lullenden Aztec Warrior. Wigwam, which was second prize calf at the Highland Show in 2019, is bred from the 2015 female RHS female champion, Huntfield Opal, by Broadmeadows Lennie. He sold to Castle Douglas-based breeder, Judith Cowie, Gatehouse of Fleet. David Bertie's Mochrum herd from Port William, led the females with sales at 3400gns, 3000gns, 2600gns and 2400gns. The top two, Mochrum Mhari, by Broadmeadows Jamie and Mochrum Jenny, a Mochrum Colonel, are both rising three-year-olds that sold served to Mochrum Brigadier and Coulmony Blair, respectively. The two sold down to Suffolk with Messrs Chapman, Beccles. Harveybros 1 ...

Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS: "Infection preventionists … can provide managers with the guidance provided by this type of research, as well as the data to support infection prevention efforts…." When it comes to tracking and containing health care-acquired infections (HAIs), infection preventionists (IPs) might not be considered management, but hospital administrators would be wise to lean on IPs in the never-ending battle against HAIs. Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS, is the lead author of a recent study about the need for hospital management to get more involved in HAI control. A distinguished professor of family and community medicine at Ohio State University College of Medicine, McAlearney recently offered some advice on how hospitals can become high-performing organizations in an email exchange with Infection Control Today ® . ICT ®: The management strategies that you outline in your study for hospital managers to better help infection prevention: They would seem...

Brian Phillips bought his wife Tracy two dairy goats for Christmas about 13 years ago. The gift sparked an interest in goats that led to the couple to start a collection, relocate to a larger farm in Duncannon and eventually start a company making skin care products from goats' milk called: Barking Goat Farm. Now, the family is opening their farm to the public. Visitors can mingle with the goats, see how the soap and other products are made and maybe even get a chance to milk a goat. The grand opening will be this Friday, May 28th and operate through the weekend until Sunday with the hours 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day. The farm will continue to be open Friday through Sundays during those same hours going forward. [embedded content] It all started about 2008 when Brian Phillips bought the original pair of goats. The goats produced lots of milk, prompting the family to consider additional ways to use the milk. That's when the idea came to use it in ...

Amebiasis Symptom Abdominal pain Abdominal pain is caused by inflammation of an organ (for example, appendicitis, diverticulitis, colitis), by stretching or distention of an organ (for example, obstruction of the intestine, blockage of a bile duct by gallstones, swelling of the liver with hepatitis), or by loss of the supply of blood to an organ (for example, ischemic colitis). To complicate matters, however, abdominal pain also can occur without inflammation, distention or loss of blood supply. An important example of the latter is the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It is not clear what causes the belly pain in IBS, but it is believed to be due either to abnormal contractions of the intestinal muscles (for example, spasm) or abnormally sensitive nerves within the intestines that give rise to painful sensations inappropriately (visceral hyper-sensitivity). Read more about abdominal pain »

Gut health is something that we often take for granted. But what many people don't realize is that the gut does more than digest food and absorb nutrients. Gut health also affects other systems in the body, including how well the immune system functions and even mental health. Research has proven the importance of a healthy gut. When your gut and digestive system are working effectively and efficiently, you're more likely to feel better and be healthier overall. This is because the gut is part of the microbiome, which if disrupted, makes the body more prone to illness and disease. Aside from a healthy diet and healthy lifestyle choices, one of the best ways to support gut health is with a probiotic supplement. Probiotics are live bacteria that support digestive and gut health. Probiotics are good bacteria that: – Support healthy digestion – Help to prevent bad bacteria from entering the bloodstream – Keep bad bacteria levels in check Advertisement Advertis...

A rare native wallaby population found only in the New South Wales Far West and outback South Australia has slowly begun to grow again after years of dwindling numbers. Key points: An Indigenous land council and a NSW conservation program are delighted that a rare Wangarru population is increasing A conservationist says the changing population numbers are closely related to rainfall A traditional landowner hopes more rain and successful breeding will lead to the establishment of more colonies in the Far West The yellow-footed rock wallabies, or Wangarru, reside in Mutawintji National Park and Nature Reserve. The only other colony is in the Flinders Ranges. The NSW Government's wildlife conservation program has been monitoring the nocturnal marsupials for 40 years in one of the state's longest running aerial survey studies. The Saving Our Species Program's senior project officer, Sarah Bell, has been surveying the species for the last four years. She said n...

Gut health is something that we often take for granted. But what many people don't realize is that the gut does more than digest food and absorb nutrients. Gut health also affects other systems in the body, including how well the immune system functions and even mental health. Research has proven the importance of a healthy gut. When your gut and digestive system are working effectively and efficiently, you're more likely to feel better and be healthier overall. This is because the gut is part of the microbiome, which if disrupted, makes the body more prone to illness and disease. Aside from a healthy diet and healthy lifestyle choices, one of the best ways to support gut health is with a probiotic supplement. Probiotics are live bacteria that support digestive and gut health. Probiotics are good bacteria that: – Support healthy digestion – Help to prevent bad bacteria from entering the bloodstream – Keep bad bacteria levels in check Advertisement Advertis...