Veterinary

Bird flu can return: warns U.N. organization

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has issued a warning that the avian flu could be spreading in countries like China and Vietnam and from there to other countries in Asia. The FAO’s chief veterinary officer also warned that bird flu cases are being seeing in countries that have hitherto remained free from the virus for the last many years.

Avian flu cases on the rise

First ever French bulldog with sex reversal found

A female French bulldog perplexed doctors in a veterinary centre in Spain after they noticed the size of her clitoris, which was "larger than normal." The condition eventually was detected as genetic alteration in the puppy.

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After carrying out a series of tests, the experts found that the female French bulldog, Tana, actually had the internal organs of a male.

Female dog with internal male organs
Specialists at the CEU-Cardenal Herrera University discovered that the three-month-old puppy had what is called cryptorchid testicles (outside the scrotum) during her visit to a veterinarian for a routine vaccination.

Tana’s sex chromosomes said she was female-males have one X and one Y while females have two X chromosomes, but she had cryptorchid testicles, which made her male.

Young kids more vulnerable to severe bites from pet dogs--study

Did you know that 50 percent of all children in the United States are likely to get bitten by a dog in their lifetime?

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Young kids and infants should never be left alone to play with a dog without adult supervision as they are more vulnerable to severe bites, claims a new study.

According to researchers, dogs are very popular pets, especially among families with young children, but they are not always harmless.

Since kids are small and their faces are closer to the animal’s mouth, they invariably get mauled and seriously hurt on the head and neck.

Sometimes the wounds are so severe that the kids need extensive reconstructive surgeries.

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