Study to examine combined use of Lasix, Bisphosphonates — Tuesday’s Horse

The BloodHorse reports: Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center have planned a multidisciplinary study to explore the effects of the combined use of Lasix and bisphosphonates in racehorses. Led by Dr. Mary Robinson, assistant professor of veterinary pharmacology and director of the Equine Pharmacology Laboratory at Penn Vet’s […] …

How pets can help in a pandemic — and how you can help them — Saskatoon StarPhoenix

As Canada and Saskatchewan endure the COVID-19 pandemic, many people across the country are spending more time alone at home — unless they have a fuzzy friend to keep them company. Read More via How pets can help in a pandemic — and how you can help them — Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Doomed Mongolian Groom’s vet cited again — Tuesday’s Horse

https://www.youtube.com/embed/IlCIP2OSYyI?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent It is amazing how horse racing keeps on going. Always, always the same repeat offenders. It is time, well past time, for horse racing “American style” to go. They — not people like us who care about these horses — have brought them here. Many more racehorse doping arrests will be made. What we …

Resources for Learning at Home: Agriculture Edition — Iowa Agriculture Literacy

Wow, what a crazy spring it has been. Whether you are a classroom teacher scrambling to find ways to continue education without seeing your students, or a parent trying to maintain sanity while fostering your children’s learning, there are resources that can help. In this blog, we will highlight several educational opportunities that you can […] …

High Tide Interloper — Letter From Norfolk

A day or so after a full moon the tide will be high in the spring. Very high. At Sheringham there are seemingly always a couple of wintering Purple Sandpipers. They love the granite rocks that protect the seafront. More often than not they feed and shelter among them avoiding crashing waves with amazing skill. […] …

Barn Swallows in Curl Curl — Birds in Sydney

While walking along the beach path at Curl Curl, I spotted a few little birds perched on the cables overhead. I snapped some shots and took them home to consult my bird book. At first I thought the birds were Welcome Swallows, but then I noticed the black band across the bird’s chest. I think […] …