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    • Dr Peta Hitchens

    Senior Research Fellow, Veterinary Epidemiologist, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne

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    The biometric data that could predict racehorse injury thumbnail image

    Sciences & Technology

    The biometric data that could predict racehorse injury

    Linking existing biometric data has the potential to identify and prevent racehorse injuries before they become catastrophic

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    Sciences & Technology

    I’m an animal … get me out of here!

    Despite recent on-screen incidents, Australia doesn’t have national legislation governing animal welfare in film and television, so how can we protect the animals that entertain us?

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    Health & Medicine

    Don’t blame the pangolin (or any other animal) for COVID-19

    A new analysis of 139 instances where an animal virus has spread to humans shows these outbreaks are a human problem with a human cause

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