Enhancing Cow Health and Milk Quality through Immune Function Insights
Researchers have identified various distinctive immune cells in cow’s milk, creating potential avenues for enhancing animal health and milk production – as detailed in a study in Animal Nutriomics, published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Zhejiang University. Using single-cell RNA sequencing to study fresh milk samples, the researchers were able to explore the molecular identities of cow milk in greater detail, particularly immune cells, where they discovered that T cells and granulocytes were present as the main cell types in healthy Holstein cows.
Meet the Hero Vet Turning the Tide in America's Overwhelmed Animal Shelters
In an inspiring move that spells hope for countless animals, Laura Parkhurst has joined the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine as a clinical instructor, right in the thick of a national crisis engulfing the nation's animal shelters. As the pendulum swings back from the pandemic pet adoption boom, shelters find themselves grappling with an influx of pets, many of which struggle with behavioral issues due to under-socialization, pushing these facilities to their limits.