The U.S. Department of Agriculture works to neutralize -- again -- the flesh-eating larva of the New World Screwworm fly.

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in ...

Conservationists were heartened to report the sighting of a rare Egyptian vulture breeding and feeding its chick in an ...

Despite the widespread use of rodents as laboratory animals, few documented scientific studies explore how the frequency of cage changing might affect rodent breeding performance. Previous work ...

From deceptive dances to downright bizarre bedroom strategies, animals have evolved mating rituals that are equal parts wild, ...

Prominent animal rights activists have taken extraordinary aim at Prince William and Princess Catherine, branding them "staggeringly out of touch" for breeding their cocker spaniel during an ...

The vast majority of animals need to breed to reproduce, but a small number of species can have offspring without mating. The process is known as parthenogenesis, which is Greek for "virgin birth." It ...

Critical documentation - including consolidated animal inventories, veterinary treatment records, and breeding logs - was consistently absent, incomplete, or untraceable.

The Animal Welfare Practice Code (Pets Breeding Activities) released by DVS states that animals used for breeding must be at least 12 weeks old.