Cooperative Extension Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population. By Seth Borenstein, June 22, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record, with beekeepers losing nearly half of their managed colonies, an annual bee survey found. But using costly and Herculean measures […]

Scientists find ‘forever chemicals’ in the blood of North Carolina dogs and horses By Sharon Udasin, June 21, 2023 A team of North Carolina State University scientists have identified elevated levels of “forever chemicals” in the blood of every pet dog and horse they tested in a recent community study. The research, published Wednesday in Environmental […]

Veterinary Professor Finds Harmful Bacterial Pathogen in Virginia Farm-raised Rainbow Trout By Staff, June 16, 2023 An emerging strain of harmful bacteria has been found for the first time in farm-raised rainbow trout in Virginia. “Other people that are culturing trout in the state need to know about it, and individuals in states around our […]

Vaccination, weaning can contribute to IAV spread on swine farms Hands of the farmworkers handling the infected 3-week-old piglets had a 91% contamination rate, while their clothes had a 97% contamination rate. By Staff, June 15, 2023 New research led by researchers at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine reveals that farmworkers vaccinating […]

Wildfire smoke endangers animal health By R. Scott Nolen, June 12, 2023 Veterinarians are reminding animal owners that poor air quality can be as hard on animals as humans, if not more so. Smoke from the worst wildfire season in Canada’s history has been drifting southward since March, triggering air quality alerts across the United […]

Cases of tick-borne diseases in pets spiking in Maine Lyme, anaplasmosis, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever are increasing among dogs. By Vivien Leigh (NEWS CENTER Maine), June 1, 2023 Maine — As warmer temperatures draw more people to the Maine outdoors, veterinarians are warning that pets are also at risk for tick-borne diseases, just like […]

New veterinary medication regulations in effect June 11 News staff Come mid-June, many common livestock antibiotics will be more difficult to access. June 11, 2023, marks the start of a new regulation requiring a veterinarian prescription for previously over-the-counter drugs. This new rule is an extension of the existing 2017 Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD), which […]

The Sagadahoc County resident is the first Mainer to contract the disease in 2023. By Eric Russell, Staff Writer A Sagadahoc County resident has died from exposure to the Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne illness. The adult developed neurologic symptoms after being exposed and died in a hospital, the Maine Center for Disease Control and […]