K-State in the news today
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Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
State/Regional
Invasive species experts train dogs to detect plant pests
2/27/25 Hutch Post
Kansas State University wildlife expert Drew Ricketts said conservationists are training dogs to smell out the Spotted lanternfly, described by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service as “a hitchhiking pest that is native to Asia.”
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K-State researchers developing index to measure cattle pain, stress using consumption rate
2/26/25 Manhattan Mercury
How much can you tell about a cow’s health by the way and rate at which it eats? A team of researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine at K-State is developing a way to tie that rate to cattle health.
