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Honey bee pollination contributes roughly $15 billion to our agricultural industry each year. But parasites can bring disease to hives, including deformed wing virus (DWV).
Researchers from the University of Minnesota, led by Professor Fang Li, PhD, in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (VBS) at the College of Veterinary Medicine, recently broke new ground in understanding how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, binds to its human receptor.
Goat grazing as a means for removing invasive species has become an increasingly popular practice among Midwestern landowners. But can grazing goats spread seeds of invasive species through their feces?
A team of researchers recently set out to measure the presence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) — chemicals that are materializing in our environment and were previously unknown, unrecognized, or unregulated — in areas where the Grand Portage Band fishes for subsistence.
As the dairy industry looks to reduce antibiotic use, dairy farmers have partnered with researchers to look at the common practice of administering antimicrobials to cows with intramammary udder infections at the end of lactation.
Despite their athleticism, roughly 50 percent of healthy racing thoroughbreds experience cardiac arrhythmias — or, irregular heartbeats — when exercising.
Imidacloprid, a pesticide often used on soybeans, is one of seven types of neonicotinoids available to farmers right now, and almost all agricultural seeds are treated with some type of neonicotinoid.
A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) have launched a study investigating the genetic and management factors influencing muscle disease in horses.