A visitor to the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition may be forgiven for thinking the smart new shelving in the cat housing is a handy storage solution for toys or equipment. On closer inspection, howeve...
But what about what we can’t see? Genetic tests are now common and allow owners to satisfy their curiosity by finding out which breeds are genetically embedded in any mixed breed dog. And we know that...
News Release from SPILLERS: Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) can affect any horse. It can cause discomfort and may have a detrimental effect on behaviour and performance but new research has confi...
Mars Petcare has acquired Opitgen, LLC, a DNA diagnostics company specializing in inherited eye disorders in dogs. Included in the acquisition are exclusive licenses to a portfolio of genetic disease ...
From this day to the next, one thing is guaranteed, we are getting older. We are all familiar with the characteristic signs; greying hair, wrinkled skin plus a few more aches and pains. You may also...
The study, conducted by the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition and published in BMC Vet Research, examined the progression of periodontal disease in miniature schnauzers and found that without effective...
Researchers at the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition together with expert veterinary dentists and the Harvard affiliated Forsyth Institute have, for the first time, demonstrated the bacterial species a...
Results demonstrating critical differences between dog and human plaque and explaining why dogs are more prone to gum disease than tooth decay were presented to the British Veterinary Dental Associati...