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A sweet light-skinned sanctuary pig resident reaches their snoot toward the viewer while walking through a filed of small white daisies.
  • pig eye, pig vision, pig visual abilities, pig welfare, pig wellness

Pig Vision: More Than Meets The Eye

This resource focuses on vision—what pigs can see, how their vision differs from ours, and what this means for the care we provide.
A sweet light-skinned sanctuary pig resident reaches their snoot toward the viewer while walking through a filed of small white daisies.
  • pig eye, pig vision, pig visual abilities, pig welfare, pig wellness

Pig Vision: More Than Meets The Eye

This resource focuses on vision—what pigs can see, how their vision differs from ours, and what this means for the care we provide.
On the left, a cutout picture of a zebra stands staring out ahead of them while a young, black male cow stands on the right with a cartoon fly about to land on him.
  • animal well being, animal well-being, bloodborne disease, fly control

Science For Sanctuaries News Edition: Stripes May Discourage Flies

In this resource, we discuss a 2019 research article in which scientists investigated whether painting white stripes on black cows reduced the number of fly bites.
On the left, a cutout picture of a zebra stands staring out ahead of them while a young, black male cow stands on the right with a cartoon fly about to land on him.
  • animal well being, animal well-being, bloodborne disease, fly control

Science For Sanctuaries News Edition: Stripes May Discourage Flies

In this resource, we discuss a 2019 research article in which scientists investigated whether painting white stripes on black cows reduced the number of fly bites.
A veterinarian wearing a telescope and lights blue scrubs holds a white horse's hoof in their hands, examining it.
  • abscess, donkey hoof health, equine hoof health, hoof abscess, horse hoof health, laminitis, mule hoof health

Addressing Equine Hoof Abscesses

This resource will cover the general signs, causes, and preventative measures of hoof abscesses in equines.
A veterinarian wearing a telescope and lights blue scrubs holds a white horse's hoof in their hands, examining it.
  • abscess, donkey hoof health, equine hoof health, hoof abscess, horse hoof health, laminitis, mule hoof health

Addressing Equine Hoof Abscesses

This resource will cover the general signs, causes, and preventative measures of hoof abscesses in equines.

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