Gastrointestinal Diseases from Animals

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Store and breeding sheep and cattle sales throughout Scotland    The Scottish Farmer

Goats at Sunflower Farm Creamery in Cumberland enjoy a snack. The farm is participating in Open Creamery Day this Sunday. Sunflower Farm Creamery in Cumberland and its 32 Nigerian dwarf goats will participate in its 10th Open Creamery Day Sunday, an event held to spotlight cheesemakers statewide. "We are always excited about any opportunity to connect our farm to the public in a meaningful and memorable way," farm owner Hope Hall said. "Farming is so dependent on community and all the connections that can be made, especially in Cumberland. Farming has always been at the roots of Cumberland." Sunflower Farm has been in business for 11 years and sells goods such as cheese, yogurt, caramels and fudge. On top of the 194 dairy farmers in Maine who ship milk to bottling plants and dozens of others that sell pasteurized and raw milk directly to grocery stores, the state has more than 75 artisan cheesemakers and 20-odd creators of frozen treats such as ice cream and...

The World Health Organization's (WHO) recently released Global Tuberculosis Report for 2021 paints a dismal picture of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the fight against TB across the globe. Progress against TB has long been inadequate to reach the target of elimination by 2030. But before the pandemic the world was making steady progress in diagnosing and treating TB, and deaths from TB had steadily decreased every year since 2005. The report is based on annual responses to the WHO from 197 countries. It represents around 99% of the world's population and TB cases and provides annual feedback to the national and international public health community. This year it contains very worrying news about the COVID-19 pandemic's wide-ranging and longer term effects on TB services. For the first time since 2005, the number of deaths due to TB increased from one year to the next. In 2020 there were 1.3 million deaths among HIV-negative ...

That Yellowstone National Park is an extraordinary marvel of nature is no secret. Besides being a geothermal wonderland, it is also widely considered to be the greatest megafauna wildlife habitat anywhere in the lower 48. See here for more reasons why to visit Yellowstone National Park. Boasting almost 60 species of mammals roaming the park, it is just made for a North American safari. Some of the most notable mammals are cougars, black bears, grizzly bears, bison, elk, moose, mountain goats, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, Canadian lynx, and the Rocky Mountain wolf. ...

Federal wildlife officials are proposing several changes to the recovery plan for endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest. It comes after a federal judge ordered the agency to rewrite its plan to comply with federal law. KNAU's Ryan Heinsius reports. The proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removes the 325-wolf population limit contained in the original 2015 plan. In addition, the agency wants nearly two-dozen released wolves to survive to breeding age by 2030 to increase genetic diversity, and temporarily restrict three forms of allowable killing of the animals. Absent from the proposal are changes to the geographic boundary of Mexican wolves, which would keep their official territory south of Interstate-40. Wolf advocates have long called for a significant expansion of the animal's range in the Southwest. A federal judge in 2018 ruled elements of Fish and Wildlife's Mexican wolf management plan didn't comply with the Endangered Species Act and orde...

The government has stepped in to save sea creatures such as sharks and ray fish, which are frequently poached owing to the high commercial value of fins, gill plates and skin in the international market. The environment, forest and climate change ministry on 22 September listed 53 more species of shark and ray fish as endangered aquatic life by amending the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act-2012. With this, the number of endangered species of sharks and ray fish has now reached 84, according to the Forest Department. Mollah Rezaul Karim, conservator of forests at Wildlife and Nature Conservation Circle at the Forest Department, told The Business Standard, "The list has been updated to conserve endangered marine life and their habitats." "We earlier were indifferent to safeguarding marine resources because we did not have much knowledge about it," he said. "For instance, dry shark and ray fish sell at Tk200-Tk250 in Bangladesh's local market...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Grandma's Still Got It: 92-Year-Old Pig Showman Gets Back in the Ring    Agweb Powered by Farm Journal

In Greek mythology, the Chimaera was a fire-breathing monster, a horrifying mishmash of lion, goat and snake that laid waste to the countryside. In 2015, virologists led by Ralph Baric at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill reported the creation of their own chimaera. They took a version of the coronavirus responsible for the deadly outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the early 2000s — now known as SARS-CoV — and adorned it with surface proteins from a different coronavirus taken from Chinese horseshoe bats. In the laboratory, this particular mash-up was able to break into human cells and also make mice ill 1 . This chimaera came with a message: other coronaviruses have the potential to spark a human pandemic. In just a few years' time, that warning would prove prescient, as a distant cousin of SARS-CoV has now killed more than 4.9 million people worldwide. "It probably didn't get the recognition it should have had from the general virology ...

In November, regional fisheries managers once again face a decision on whether they will unite to support the recovery of the North Atlantic shortfin mako shark—a population not targeted commercially but on the verge of collapse due to decades of being collateral damage on longline fisheries targeting blue shark and swordfish. Adoption of recovery plan for mako is long overdue In 2019, scientists with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) recommended a total ban on retention of North Atlantic shortfin makos by fishing vessels. Scientists also noted the need for additional management measures, such as fishing restrictions for specific times and places—called time-area closures—longline gear modifications, and a requirement that any shortfin makos caught are released alive and handled in a manner that improves their likelihood of survival. Despite the recommendations of ICCAT scientists, governments have repeatedly delayed taking necessary action...

Hospitals are doing a better job of controlling staph and MRSA infections, but community-acquired staph skin infections have increased rapidly in the past decade among otherwise healthy people. A growing number of healthy people are developing staph infections, typically on their skin. Some staph bacteria, including MRSA (short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ), are resistant to antibiotics, making these infections difficult to cure. Staph bacteria are commonly found on the skin or in the noses of even healthy individuals. Most of the time, staph bacteria cause no problems, or only minor infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), in 2004 approximately 79 million people in the U.S. had S. aureus and four million had MRSA living in their noses. Lenox Hill Hospital dermatologist Doris Day says staph cases tend to come in waves. "I see a whole bunch of infections, and then there's a lull," Day told Healthline. Day said th...

NEW ORLEANS —  Once-endangered alligators are thriving in the wild, so Louisiana authorities are proposing a deep cut in the percentage that farmers must return to marshes where their eggs were laid. "Over the past 50 years, alligator nest surveys have increased from an estimate of less than 10,000 in the 1970s and 1980s to well over 60,000 nests in recent years," the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission said in a notice published Wednesday. "This increase in nesting has produced a population that can now be sustained with a much lower farm return rate." The commission is taking comments until Jan. 4 on a proposal to cut that rate from 10% to 5%. The big armored reptiles don't breed well in captivity, so farmers are allowed to collect eggs from nests as long as they return a percentage to the same area as youngsters big enough to foil predators other than people and much bigger alligators. Alligator hides are made into luxury l...

Hospitals are doing a better job of controlling staph and MRSA infections, but community-acquired staph skin infections have increased rapidly in the past decade among otherwise healthy people. A growing number of healthy people are developing staph infections, typically on their skin. Some staph bacteria, including MRSA (short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ), are resistant to antibiotics, making these infections difficult to cure. Staph bacteria are commonly found on the skin or in the noses of even healthy individuals. Most of the time, staph bacteria cause no problems, or only minor infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), in 2004 approximately 79 million people in the U.S. had S. aureus and four million had MRSA living in their noses. Lenox Hill Hospital dermatologist Doris Day says staph cases tend to come in waves. "I see a whole bunch of infections, and then there's a lull," Day told Healthline. Day said th...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Long COVID Can Last a Year; Many Sufferers Quit Jobs | Health News | US News    U.S. News & World Report

It's important to know how to handle a dog bite because if left untreated, it can cause a significant injury or infection. A dog bite can be treated.(Shutterstock) Published on Sep 28, 2021 01:46 PM IST HealthShots | By Team HealthShots A dog bite can be painful and dangerous. It is said that roughly 20,000 deaths in India occur due to rabies through dog bites. What is alarming is that about 36% of the world's rabies deaths occur in our country each year, according to the WHO (World Health Organization), which clearly shows how important it is for us to be aware.  Dog bites aren't just as rare as you think. In fact, sometimes you can get surprised by a bite from your own dog. But whether it's your pet or a stray dog, what should you do if you're bitten by a dog? Well, we've got the answer you're looking for.   TREATING A DOG BITE If you've been bitten by a dog, it's important to treat...

Westcountry breeders of quality beef cattle were rewarded with positive prices when the South Devon Herd Book Society hosted its principal autumn sale. Held at Worcester Livestock Market on Tuesday, October 5, bull averages were up since 2020 by £666 for this venue, with in-calf heifers increasing £1,103 and bulling heifers up by £610. Judge Robert Shinner selected his male champion, Colcharton Clyde 2, from a lovely line-up of bulls. Bred by R J & C J Edwards, Tavistock, this 18-month-old is by top price sire of 2019 Trewint Clyde, and out of homebred dam Colcharton Tulip 235. Male champion Colcharton Clyde 2, from R J & C J Edwards, Tavistock, who sold for a top price of 5,800 guineas (Photo: South Devon Herd Book Society) (Image: DC Media) This bull was also judged best on a combination of performance and inspection points, and had the highest measured frame score. He went on to top the market at 5,800 guineas, selling to R J Leach ...