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Until 2009, blogs were usually the work of a single individual[citation needed], occasionally of a small group, and often covered a single subject. More recently "multi-author blogs" (MABs) have developed, with posts written by large numbers of authors and professionally edited

01Jul '25

Texas A&M AgriLife Announces Updated New World Screwworm Fact Sheet

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Disease, Education, Medicine, News

BY: SAMANTHA BARTLETT, DVM In response to increased activity of New World screwworm in Mexico, Texas A&M issued an updated fact sheet. New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a...

01Jul '25

Animal Sedative Medetomidine is Showing Up in the US Illegal Drug Supply, CDC says

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Legal, Medicine, News

BY: SAMANTHA BARTLETT, DVM In May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released reports about clusters of medetomidine cases in Chicago, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Medetomidine is a...

01Jul '25

Two Proposed Veterinary Specialties Under Consideration: Acupuncture, Embryo Transfer

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Business, Medicine, News

BY: SAMANTHA BARTLETT, DVM The American Board of Veterinary Acupuncture (ABVA) and the American Embryo Transfer Association (AETA) have asked to be recognized as veterinary specialties. In response the...

01Jul '25

Birth Rates are Declining Worldwide, While Dog Parenting Practices are Gaining Popularity.

BY: SAMANTHA BARTLETT, DVM Researchers from the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University published a literature review in European Psychologist exploring the trend toward dog parenting in childless...