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Partnering with farmers to advance livelihoods, food, and health
tractors on display at the pa farm show

(Homepage image) With a $130 billion economic impact, agriculture is Pennsylvania’s largest industry. At the Farm Show this year, Penn Vet faculty, staff, and students highlighted the integral role that veterinarians play in keeping that sector thriving.

Partnering with farmers to advance livelihoods, food, and health

At the 107th Pennsylvania Farm Show last week, with the theme “Rooted in Progress,” the School of Veterinary Medicine’s importance to the state’s agricultural industry was on full display.

Katherine Unger Baillie

How sex differences may influence lung injury
Lung cells with RNA labeled in pink in each cell

AT2 cells, a type of lung cell that produces surfactant and give rise to gas-exchanging cells, can be infected by SARS-CoV-2. Research by Penn Vet scientists showed that differences in gene expression between male and female AT2 cells may help explain why older males have more severe outcomes from COVID-19 and similar diseases. (Image: Courtesy of the Anguera laboratory)

How sex differences may influence lung injury

Comparing lung cells from male and female mice, School of Veterinary Medicine scientists found gene expression differences that may explain why older males are at a higher risk than females for worse outcomes from COVID-19 and similar diseases.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Stable vices vs. coping mechanisms
Horse Illustrated

Stable vices vs. coping mechanisms

Sue McDonnell of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that a horse who’s exhibiting an undesirable behavior or stable vice isn’t necessarily behaving badly.

Have you seen a flock of turkeys? The Game Commission wants to know
Fox43 (Harrisburg)

Have you seen a flock of turkeys? The Game Commission wants to know

The School of Veterinary Medicine’s Wildlife Futures Program is contributing to studies of movement dynamics, disease prevalence, and landscape variations in turkey populations.

Bomb-sniffing dogs are in short supply across the U.S.
NPR

Bomb-sniffing dogs are in short supply across the U.S.

Cindy Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the U.S.’s answer to the bomb-sniffing dog shortage should be to breed them domestically rather than importing from Europe.

A target for improving recovery from lung injury
Microscopic image of lung with cells labeled in blue, red, and green

A target for improving recovery from lung injury

After a bout of severe respiratory disease, some patients never fully recover. New research from the School of Veterinary Medicine identifies a factor responsible for inappropriate tissue regrowth after infection, pointing to a possible therapeutic target.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Brains, brawn, or both: What drove the creation of modern dog breeds?
The New York Times

Brains, brawn, or both: What drove the creation of modern dog breeds?

The work of Emily Dutrow and James Serpell of the School of Veterinary Medicine found that domestic dogs could be divided into 10 distinct lineages, which generally included breeds that were developed to perform similar jobs.

Diabetes diagnoses associated with cooler temperatures and northern climes
Canine Chronicle

Diabetes diagnoses associated with cooler temperatures and northern climes

A study from the School of Veterinary Medicine finds that dogs tend to be diagnosed with diabetes more often in the winter and the northern U.S., despite the greater number of dogs living in other areas.