Zoonotic Risks

Screwworm Drives Fear of Zombie Deer

It's never a good sign when the deer in real life appear more gruesome than those depicted on the infamous zombie apocalypse TV series, ‘The Walking Dead'. On October 3, 2016 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that the flesh-eating New World Screwworm had infested endangered Key Deer in the  National Key Deer

Backyard Birds and Their Turds

Just when you thought the biggest philosophical debate about poultry was whether the chicken or the egg came first, a new urban and suburban trend of raising backyard chickens has exploded in popularity over the past few years. After all, who doesn't want an animal that makes your breakfast? However, the rise in popularity of

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