SUMMARY: Researchers will explore how mineral imbalances in cats with chronic kidney disease influences the disease as a step toward better, more effective therapies.
SUMMARY: Researchers will study a new antibody’s effectiveness against H5N1 avian influenza as a step toward a new treatment for cats affected by this serious disease.
SUMMARY: Researchers will study the genes that are turned “on” and “off” in feline gastrointestinal lymphoma as a step toward improving the diagnosis of this important cancer.
SUMMARY: Researchers will study genetic influences and skin microbiome (bacteria and fungi) in mange development in American black bears, a growing disease concern for this species.
SUMMARY: Researchers will identify factors associated with the reproductive success and failure of Amur and Sumatran tigers housed in European zoos and create a biobank of cryopreserved sperm samples to assist with species conservation and breeding programs.