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Welfare and Behaviour
Cats’ noses appear to function like powerful aroma analysis equipment
Welfare and Behaviour
New study shows cannabidiol (CBD) is effective at reducing stress in dogs
Biomarkers, Genetics
How an open-access database of dog and cat genomes can help advance individualised pet health
Welfare and Behaviour
Long-term daily dose of cannabidiol is well tolerated by healthy dogs
Biomarkers, Genetics, Microbiome
Joining forces with biotech companies to advance preventive pet health care
Biomarkers
How data science is helping us predict dogs’ chronic kidney disease risk
Welfare and Behaviour
How data can help us measure dogs’ health and wellbeing
Biomarkers, Genetics
A biobank for the future of pet health care
Human Animal Interaction
4 ways pets can help our mental health, according to science
Welfare and Behaviour
Pets and the monkeypox virus: what pet owners need to know
Welfare and Behaviour
7 ways to prevent and manage your pet’s separation anxiety
Nutrition
Dog food and nutrition for all ages
Genetics, Biomarkers
Unlocking the pet genome
Nutrition, Welfare and Behaviour
6 things you need to know about puppy care
Biomarkers, Nutrition, Genetics
Our 2021 pet care science stories
Nutrition
Could science hold the answer to senior cats' picky palate?
Nutrition, Welfare and Behaviour
How data is helping us tackle pet obesity
Human Animal Interaction
Unravelling the science behind the human-animal bond
Oral Health
Small dog breeds at highest risk for dental disease, largest study confirms
Human Animal Interaction
New study explores impact of pets on loneliness during pandemic
Biomarkers, Microbiome, Oral Health, Human Animal Interaction, Welfare and Behaviour
5 ways we’re advancing science to help dogs live happy, healthy lives
Nutrition
Journal article published examining food-associated canine megaoesophagus
Welfare and Behaviour
How machine learning can track dog behaviour associated with illness
Human Animal Interaction
How pets can benefit our mental health
Nutrition
Importance of phosphorous levels in cats' diets
Welfare and Behaviour, Microbiome
Itchy pets: how to spot, prevent and treat pets’ skin allergies
Welfare and Behaviour, Microbiome, Genetics, Biomarkers
5 ways science is giving puppies a healthy start in life
Welfare and Behaviour
Talking about the weighty issue of pet obesity: 5 tips for veterinarians
Genetics
How genetics can help us understand and love our pets better
Oral Health
Keeping your pets’ teeth healthy: a step-by-step guide
4 ways to understand and monitor your pet’s normal weight
Human Animal Interaction
5 ways to help your pet through lockdown and reverse the trend of pet abandonment
Biomarkers
4 ways innovation is changing veterinary care as we know it
Nutrition, Welfare and Behaviour
3 ways to keep your pet at a healthy weight
Human Animal Interaction
The benefits of adopting a rescue pet
Nutrition, Welfare and Behaviour
How growth charts can help puppies stay on track for a healthy life
Human Animal Interaction
First-of-its-kind risk assessment tool ensures the highest standards for animal-assisted interventions in schools
Mars Petcare, Genetics
5 things data can tell us about mutts
Human Animal Interaction
Why walking shelter dogs could benefit military veterans struggling with PTSD
Human Animal Interaction
Addressing the loneliness crisis through the power of pets
Human Animal Interaction
Study to examine why therapeutic horseback riding has positive and long-lasting effects on children with autism spectrum disorder
Biomarkers, Genetics, Mars Petcare
VMX2020: How technology can drive preventive pet care
Mars Petcare
Celebrating our breadth of pet research through unveiling our new name: Waltham Petcare Science Institute
Biomarkers, Mars Petcare, Welfare and Behaviour
AI-driven diagnostic can predict chronic kidney disease in cats two years early
Human Animal Interaction
Pets against loneliness
Microbiome, Nutrition
What is the microbiome and why does it matter for pets?
Nutrition, Welfare and Behaviour, Microbiome
Why monitor your dog's feces?
Microbiome, Nutrition
The power of fecal analysis
Welfare and Behaviour
Scientists reveal new theory on horse hoof pathologies
Human Animal Interaction
Therapy dogs can help boost college students' attention, memory and help them tackle stress
Nutrition, Welfare and Behaviour
Overweight dogs may live shorter lives
Biomarkers
Genetic testing for dogs can help identify diseases and enable preventive care
Mars Petcare, Biomarkers, Welfare and Behaviour
Over 200K dogs take part in one of the largest tech-enabled pet health studies
Biomarkers, Welfare and Behaviour
Genetic test shines new light into cats' health
Human Animal Interaction
Pet ownership can help us build social connections and a sense of community
Mars Petcare, Nutrition, Welfare and Behaviour
Survey weighs up potential reasons behind the pet obesity crisis
Mars Petcare, Genetics, Biomarkers
Mars Petcare acquires dog DNA diagnostics company Optigen
Human Animal Interaction
How important is children's relationship with their pets?
Microbiome, Oral Health
Researchers explain why dogs are more prone to gum disease than dental caries
Mars Petcare
Two new Mars Petcare initiatives to support startup innovation in pet care
Nutrition, Welfare and Behaviour
Data experts define dog growth charts to help tackle pet obesity
Human Animal Interaction
Creature comforts: pet dogs provide stress relief for children
Microbiome, Oral Health
Digital technique to detect pets' dental plaque
Nutrition
Neutered female kittens require portion control to stay at a healthy weight
Australian study finds one third of Pony Club ponies obese
Human Animal Interaction
New funding to advance research into health impact of therapy dogs
Human Animal Interaction
Study to examine possible benefits of dogs to veterans
Nutrition
Perfect portions for pocket-sized pups
Welfare and Behaviour
Differently sourced colourants may affect ornamental fish activity
Human Animal Interaction
Pets can support healthy ageing: a guide to successful pet ownership
Microbiome, Oral Health, Welfare and Behaviour
Good dental care for small dogs is critical to preventing disease
Oral Health, Microbiome
Researchers find bacteria causing gum disease in cats
Microbiome
New insights into bacterial supplements for horses
Nutrition, Microbiome
How dietary protein levels influence gut bacteria in kittens
Human Animal Interaction
Dogs could help seniors be more active
Human Animal Interaction
Pets can impact our physical, emotional well-being, social relationships and community connectedness
Microbiome, Welfare and Behaviour
Research sheds new light on horse laminitis risk factors
Nutrition, Welfare and Behaviour
Horse nutrition tips for veterinarians
Nutrition
Commercial dry pet food can significantly benefit the oral health of cats and dogs
Nutrition
Can chemical clues speed up diagnostics for ill cats?
Human Animal Interaction
Researchers call for more studies looking at role of pets in healthy aging
Nutrition
Dogs in subtropical countries may need a lower energy intake
Nutrition, Welfare and Behaviour
Calculating horses' energy requirements
Human Animal Interaction
Workplaces that don’t allow dogs could be barking up the wrong tree
Human Animal Interaction
Human-animal interaction: the hormonal connection
Nutrition
How cats can achieve a consistent intake of macronutrients
Human Animal Interaction
Coping with childhood stress: could a dog be the answer?
Nutrition
A starch-rich horse diet impacts hormone levels used to diagnose equine disease
Welfare and Behaviour, Nutrition
Grass length can affect muzzled grazing behaviour in ponies
Nutrition
Cat foods need the perfect combination of great flavour and nutrition
Nutrition
Are you feeding your horse enough hay?
Human Animal Interaction
How pets could aid learning in the classroom
Nutrition
Researchers set safe maximum levels of vitamin A in puppies' diet
Nutrition, Welfare and Behaviour
The right diet can help horses manage gastric ulcer syndrome
Human Animal Interaction
How neurobiology and genetics can help researchers understand human-animal interaction
Human Animal Interaction
Pets can be good for you – but the evidence shows it’s not quite that simple
Human Animal Interaction
Is the pressure to be a ‘responsible’ pet owner increasing?
Mars Petcare, Nutrition
WikiVet and Mars Petcare release new materials for cat and dog nutrition and health
Biomarkers
Research shows similarities between dogs and humans as they age
Nutrition
Cats prefer food similar to their natural prey
Nutrition
Adult dogs can tolerate higher calcium diets better than puppies
Welfare and Behaviour
Improving fish welfare
Human Animal Interaction
Family pets can help boost children's development
Human Animal Interaction
Dogs can help owners make new social connections
Nutrition, Microbiome
Understanding horses' gut microbiome
Nutrition
Weight loss significantly improves overweight dogs' quality of life
Nutrition
Dogs prefer high-fat diets
Nutrition, Microbiome, Welfare and Behaviour
Smart dog training and hi-tech imaging giving new insights into dogs' digestion
Nutrition
Invertebrates could provide a sustainable protein source for fish food
Human Animal Interaction
Creative solutions could help seniors benefit from pet ownership
Human Animal Interaction
Children may need to be more active with their dogs to see a positive impact on weight
Human Animal Interaction
Pets estimated to save UK National Health Service up to £2.45 billion a year
Human Animal Interaction
Could pets make good study buddies?
Human Animal Interaction
Pets prove to be a child's best friend
Welfare and Behaviour, Nutrition
The danger of pet obesity
Nutrition
Diets high in fat don't impact healthy cats' cholesterol
Nutrition
Cats benefit from increased dietary moisture
Nutrition
New technology allows continuous sampling of food in a can during sterilisation
Human Animal Interaction
Waltham-funded study to examine the impact of pet ownership on healthy human aging
Human Animal Interaction
Walking the dog helps keep owners healthy and promotes community cohesion
Mars Petcare, Genetics
Mars Petcare acquires Genoscoper Laboratories
Nutrition
A new way to test new umami flavours that might appeal to cats
Microbiome, Oral Health
Shining a light on pet dental health
Microbiome, Welfare and Behaviour
Do the microbes in a dog’s gut change with their waist line?
Human Animal Interaction
Animal therapy: can the human-animal bond treat mind and body?
Welfare and Behaviour
Shelf life: our carefully designed cat units
Biomarkers
Dog breeds look different on the outside, but what about the inside?
