On May 25, 2011, the International Organization of Epizootics (OIE), something like the WHO of veterinary medicine, declared eradicated an infectious disease that killed millions of animals and also ended the lives of millions of human beings. This article has been conceived to show that animal health and human well-being are intimately connected. Also to … Read more
The egg – and specifically its shell – is one of the most extraordinary works of biological engineering that nature gives us. On one hand, it must be strong enough to support the weight of the incubating bird, on the other hand, it must be fragile enough to allow the chick to break it from … Read more
The current pandemic caused by COV-SARS-2 is the result of the transmission of a virus from animals to humans. Today, we know the root cause was a virus found in bats. We also know that before reaching us it landed and mutated in one other species. This intermediate species remains unidentified. The ability that some … Read more
Animals play varied and important roles in society. In times of crisis, like those we are living through now, their influence is more relevant and noticeable than ever. We are witnessing how eggs and poultry meat are flying off the shelves and how on average, meat consumption has skyrocketed. On the other hand, the lockdown … Read more
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, animals have been very present in the media. The reason being that they play an essential role in our world, most often this goes unnoticed but in tough times importance of animals becomes more visible. A few examples, animals have been related to the very origin of the disease, … Read more
Almost every day, we can see headlines warning us about how dangerous Green House Gases (GHG) produced by cows are for the Earth. You can see an example here. According to those headlines, eating beef is one of the main causes of global warming, then, in order to stop or even reverse it, we should … Read more