Day: January 12, 2010

World veterinary agency to probe meat-climate link

PARIS — The world’s top authority in farm animal health announced on Thursday it would launch a study into the role of meat in climate change. The report, carried out by independent experts, is expected to be published “by the summer,” Bernard Vallat, head of the World Organisation for Animal Health, known by its French acronym of OIE, said in Paris. It is the first time in its nearly 85-year history that the 175-nation OIE is to carry out an environmental investigation. The agency swaps information about diseases in farm animals and issues recommendations in veterinary scares

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Winter Care: Use Caution when Changing a Horse’s Rations

Some horses might need more feed to replace energy loss brought about by harsher weather conditions as the temperature turns colder. Equine owners must practice sound management in altering their animals’ rations if problems with colic or laminitis are to be avoided, said Dave Freeman, PhD, PAS, Dipl.…  Read more

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