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... that during the 1967 outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom, around 430,000 animals were slaughtered? (2009-08-28)
... that in 2007, the first Australian outbreak of equine influenza caused a nationwide ban on horse racing? (2007-09-02)
... that Addison's disease's occurrence in canines was not discovered until 1953, even though its occurrence in humans was first described in 1849? (2009-11-05)
... that nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum lives in the hearts of dogs? (2009-11-28)
... that Katherine Belov discovered that the contagious cancer decimating the Tasmanian devil spreads due to lack of genetic diversity? (2015-12-10)
... that although the majority of insects lay eggs, aphids can give birth to live young (pictured)? (2013-09-09)
... that Ann Bowling studied hereditary diseases in animals that were genetically linked to their coat color? (2016-03-26)
... that veterinarian Matt Brash treated some of the owls that appeared in the first Harry Potter film and concluded that they had leukocytozoonosis? (2021-02-23)
... that canine hydrotherapy (pictured) was initially used only to treat racing greyhounds? (2006-12-22)
... that the nematode Capillaria aerophila is a parasite that infests the respiratory system of carnivorous mammals, including dogs and foxes? (2008-12-01)
... that the nematode Capillaria plica is a parasite found in the urinary bladder of dogs, cats and various mammals? (2008-11-29)
... that all cerumenolytics are equally good at softening ear wax? (2018-04-26)
... that millions of chickens have viewed life through rose-colored glasses? (2011-12-26)
... that Chrysomya putoria (genus member pictured) and other flies that feed on decomposing flesh are used as important tools in forensic entomology to establish the post-mortem interval? (2019-12-08)
... that colitis-X is a fatal form of acute colitis in horses, with severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, shock and dehydration, and near 100% mortality in less than 24 hours? (2010-01-18)
... that Colony Collapse Disorder is a syndrome describing the increasing die-off of honey-bees and other arthropods? (2007-02-15)
... that the exceptional Holstein sire Carlin M Ivanhoe Bell passed on the genes for both good milk production and complex vertebral malformation, a lethal genetic disorder? (2011-09-15)
... that Aleen Cust (pictured) was the first female vet recognised by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in Ireland and the United Kingdom? (2015-03-02)
... that diaphragmatic rupture can allow abdominal organs to herniate into the chest cavity and interfere with breathing? (2008-07-25)
Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (article's talk page missing blurb) (2006-05-16)
... that fish diseases and parasites can result in mass fish die offs, particularly if the ambush predator Pfiesteria piscicida is involved? (2009-08-11)
... that the flea (pictured) was illustrated by Robert Hooke in 1665 in his pioneering book Micrographia? (2017-02-13)
... that floppy trunk syndrome mainly affects male elephants and is a condition that results in trunk paralysis? (2012-07-01)
... that grape and raisin toxicity is a potential cause of acute renal failure in dogs? (2007-02-17)
... that early in the history of veterinary medicine in the Philippines, a cattle plague killed 600,000 animals from 1901 to 1902 alone? (2013-12-06)
... that farmed birds often get marks known as hock burns from the ammonia of other birds' waste? (2024-06-27)
... that Jean Holzworth obtained a PhD in Latin, then retrained as a veterinarian after one of her favorite cats died from a viral infection? (2022-11-27)
... that the horse genome contains 2.7 billion DNA base pairs, and horses have over 90 hereditary diseases similar to those found in humans? (2013-04-06)
... that the parasitic flatworm Hymenolepis microstoma (pictured) has stem cells in its neck region that generate new body segments in a process called strobilation? (2011-02-09)
... that the Iowa Cow War started due to bovine tuberculosis testing? (2022-11-02)
... that the Kunjin virus, which can be transmitted by mosquitoes and may cause encephalitis in humans, is named for an Indigenous Australian clan living near where the virus was first isolated? (2009-08-16)
... that while lente insulin is no longer approved for use in humans in the United States, it is still used commonly in cats and dogs with diabetes? (2020-06-16)
... that a young Lernaeocera branchialis is an ectoparasitic crustacean on the gills of a flounder or lumpsucker, and it moves on to cod or related fishes after it has matured and mated (infested gills of a whiting pictured)? (2011-03-10)
... that a promising anti-cancer drug, swainsonine, causes pea struck in Australia, locoismo in Argentina, and locoweed poisoning in North America? (2009-05-18)
... that John Quincy Adams II, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William Gordon Weld helped form the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals? (2008-08-08)
... that Hungarian veterinarian József Marek, the first to identify Marek's disease, also developed a remedy for liver fluke in cattle and a nasogastric tube for treating horse colic? (2020-01-26)
... that mastitis is the most costly and most common disease in dairy cattle in the United States? (2010-02-06)
... that Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, a textbook dedicated to canines, was found by a specialist feline publication to be bereft of information about cats? (2021-11-13)
... that relative to its length, one species of mite is the fastest animal on Earth? (2017-12-30)
... that the mites that infect livestock have no eyes? (2014-12-26)
... that Mycobacterium bacterial species constantly remodel their cell wall layers to survive in stressful environments and avoid their host's immune defenses? (2023-03-17)
... that rhinoceroses are nearsighted but have superior senses of hearing and smell? (2012-12-01)
... that different stages of the fish parasite Myxobolus cerebralis were originally thought to be three different organisms in two different classes? (2005-05-09)
... that nasal strips are worn both by race horses (California Chrome pictured) and by human athletes? (2014-06-03)
... that Melahat Okuyan, a Turkish female microbiologist and AIDS activist, once proposed the establishment of male brothels for homosexuals and cross-dressers in order to improve public health? (2017-10-21)
... that in June 2022, a neurosurgeon found a roundworm in someone's brain? (2023-10-22)
Oscar (bionic cat) (article's talk page missing blurb) (2010-06-29)
... that the veterinarian Janina Oyrzanowska-Poplewska, whose work led to the creation of the first Polish canine distemper vaccine, has been honored as a Righteous Among the Nations? (2020-06-05)
... that over 2,000 years ago two Chinese armies traveled 10,000 km to find "Heavenly Horses", apparently infected with a tiny worm causing them to "sweat blood" from sores"? (2011-03-25)
... that female Parascaris equorum roundworms, an intestinal parasite of horses, can grow to be as long as 15 inches (38 cm)? (2014-11-16)
... that Trinidadian virologist Dr. Joseph Lennox Pawan M.B.E. was the first person to show that rabies could be spread by vampire bats to other animals and humans? (2011-04-05)
... that perennial ryegrass staggers is a disease of livestock caused by an endophytic fungus sometimes present in perennial ryegrass? (2016-01-01)
... that polydactyl cats, with extra toes as a genetic trait, were long considered good luck by many sailors, as the cats' extraordinary climbing and hunting skills were helpful in controlling shipboard rodents? (2005-11-18)
... that some fish diseases are caused by carnivorous algae feeding on living prey? (2008-01-13)
... that whether prosections are as effective as dissections in the teaching of medicine is an unsettled aspect of medical education? (2008-07-19)
... that molecular phylogenetics suggests that Pthirus gorillae (pictured) jumped from gorillas to early humans about 3.3 million years ago and speciated into the present day pubic louse? (2010-10-09)
... that Rage Syndrome is a neurological condition similar to epilepsy that causes a dog to suddenly act aggressively? (2009-11-03)
... that Una Ryan and Una Ryan both emigrated from their countries, study infectious disease, and were honored with the Order of the British Empire and Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, respectively? (2015-12-10)
... that Infectious Salmon Anaemia is a viral disease of Atlantic Salmon which affects fish farms in Canada, Norway, and Scotland? (2005-05-17)
... that scaly leg is a bird disease caused by mites, and can be treated with petroleum jelly? (2004-11-30)
... that sea lice flourishing on salmon farms can spread to nearby wild salmon and devastate their stocks? (2009-11-16)
... that sarcoids are non-fatal tumors but are a common reason for euthanasia in horses? (2011-08-13)
... that sporotrichosis is a chronic fungal infection that commonly affects farmers? (2005-12-01)
... that Susan Stover has received multiple awards for her research into the causes and prevention of performance-related injuries in racehorses? (2016-09-13)
... that the bacterium Streptococcus iniae has been called "one the most serious aquatic pathogens in the last decade"? (2009-05-12)
... that ablastin, a rat antibody, prevents the parasite Trypanosoma lewisi from reproducing, yet keeps it in adult form? (2011-12-10)
... that the type of degree offered by a veterinary school (pictured) can vary widely, ranging from the Bachelor of Science to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine? (2008-08-03)
... that the Virginia–Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine serves as the state-supported veterinary school for both Virginia and Maryland? (2011-01-30)
... that the Visna virus, a retrovirus that causes encephalitis and chronic pneumonitis in sheep, is used as a model system for HIV infection? (2009-02-11)
... that Withering Abalone Syndrome can cause an abalone to eat its own foot? (2005-10-25)