Top Animal Health Links This Week (Sep 11-17)

To help you stay on top of animal health and disease news, we are posting our top links of the week, which will direct you to important information and discussions around animal health. Below, please find the links, broken down by Network. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter if you want to see the best animal health links on the net every day. Read our guides on how to use Twitter and Facebook for continuing education. If you missed last week’s top links, check them out here.

General

Latest Ontario Rabies Map – 2 new cases last week: 1 raccoon in Hamilton and 1 raccoon in Haldimand

Community for Emerging and Zoonotic Disease (CEZD) – What It Is and How to Get Involved

“Antibiotic-resistant genes are being spread all over the world in animal feed, scientists discover”

Bees

Learn about the Honey Bee Research Centre at the U of G with Paul Kelly in our new podcast

Bumblebee colonies at risk of extinction after exposure to common pesticide: study by U of G’s Dr. Nigel Raine

Companion Animals

News from the US: Puppies from pet store chain sicken 39 people, CDC says

Equine

Fall Equine Wellness: What Your Horse Needs

Poultry

US battles salmonella linked to back-yard flocks

Swine

View the latest OAHN and CSHIN Swine Reports on OAHN.ca. Need to be signed in to view vet reports

Biosecurity proves its worth in PEDv fight

Wildlife

Malaria parasite spreads from howler monkeys to humans

Hunting this season? Read this first: Ontario Hunting Season and Wildlife Health Surveillance