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Trichodectes canis, also known as canine chewing louse, is a chewing louse found on domesticated dogs and wild canids throughout the world. T. canis is a well-known vector for the dog tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum. T. canis usually does not present any major problems to the host, however, can be very irritating in heavy infestations.
Dog meat, also known as fragrant meat or simply fragrant, [4] [5] is the meat derived from dogs. Historically human consumption of dog meat has been recorded in many parts of the world. Historically human consumption of dog meat has been recorded in many parts of the world.
By Medieval times, dogs were more seen as pets rather than just companions and workers which affected their quality of the diet to include "Besides being fed bran bread, the dogs would also get some of the meat from the hunt. If a dog was sick, he would get better food, such as goat's milk, bean broth, chopped meat, or buttered eggs."
An example of the severity of E. coli O157:H7 infections can be seen in affected greyhound racing dogs fed raw meat as part of their diet. Known as "Alabama rot", this disease presents as severe vasculitis, cutaneous necrosis, renal failure and death. A contributing factor might be that racing greyhounds are typically fed raw meat classified as ...
A study of nine modern carnivores indicate that one in four adults had suffered tooth breakage and that half of these breakages were of the canine teeth. The highest frequency of breakage occurred in the spotted hyena, which is known to consume all of its prey including the bone. The least breakage occurred in the African wild dog. The gray ...
This list of the 15 rare and lesser-known dog breeds will help you pick a best friend that will be the envy of your local dog park. Year after year, the golden retriever earns the title of the ...
Bosintang [a] (Korean: 보신탕, South Korean name) or tan'gogikuk (단고기국, North Korean name) is a Korean soup that uses dog meat as its primary ingredient. The meat is boiled with vegetables such as green onions, perilla leaves, and dandelions, and flavorants such as doenjang, gochujang, and perilla seed powder. [1]
[29] 90% of dogs' impact on carbon emissions comes from the dog food they eat. Switching a dog from a typical diet with meat to one without, reduces those emissions by 37%. [ 30 ] The agricultural land freed up if all the world's dogs were fed a vegan diet could feed an additional 450 million people, because animal product require more land ...