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Science
British dog owners prefer mating and importing to domestic pedigree species, research found
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain According to a study published in Companion Animal Genetics and Health, British pedigree dog populations shrunk by an annual decline of 0.9% between 1990 and 2021. The study highlights an increase in populations of mating and imported pedigree dogs since 1990, but finds that only 13.7% of domestic pedigree dogs registered for breeding between 2005 and…
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Biology
Dog Hunting for Oregon’s Hidden Truffle Biodiversity with Brother Scientists
Heather Dawson, a doctoral student at the University of Oregon, tracks a variety of dishes and non-skinned truffles in the Pacific Northwest with the help of a truffle dog. Credit: Chris Larsen The wobble tail is a universal sign of a happy dog, especially for a rusty golden retriever named rye. It is his “teltail” signal where he found the…
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Other Sciences
Saturday quote: Spider zombie. A cute dog form. Entropy is coming for everyone
Gibellulula ATTENBOROUGHII, a new fungus of an orb woven cave spider. Credit: Mold This week, astronomers reported the discovery of the super Earth, which could maintain life, and occupied the eccentric track around the stars inside and outside the resident zone. The first mouse, designed with embryon stem cells from two father, lived in adulthood. The researchers harmonized the morphological…
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Biology
New study reveals link between owner demographics and dog nutrition
Credit: Lukas Kloeppel from Pexels Dog owners have a great deal of control over their pets’ diets, and many have strong opinions about what kind of diet is best for their friend’s dog. But a new study by researchers at Texas A&M University’s Dog Aging Project (DAP) and Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine shows that the reasons why owners choose…
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