UNH Today

UNH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Safeguarding Animal and Public Health in State, Region

As the world continues to focus on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Hampshire should not let its guard down about additional diseases of potential importance to the state and nation. Pathologists and personnel at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at UNH continue to safeguard animal and public health by delivering essential services to the state and region.Ěý

Lumpfish Hold Potential for Managing Sea Lice Infestations at Fish Farms

Sea lice negatively impact the health and survival of Atlantic salmon, steelhead trout, and other salmonids. Researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the Âé¶ąapp believe using lumpfish as cleanerfish – fish that eat parasites off other fish – may be a sustainable way to manage these pests.

Long-Time UNH Dairy Researcher Recognized by American Dairy Science Association

Long-time New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station researcher Charles Schwab, professor emeritus of animal and nutritional sciences and a former member of UNH’s dairy program, has received the American Dairy Science Association Fellow Award. The award recognizes dairy scientists who are association members and who have a record of distinguished service to the dairy industry for 20 or more years.

Pine Wood Fiber Shows Promise as an Alternative Growing Material

Increasing transportation costs, concerns over the environmental sustainability of peat harvesting processes, and occasional shortages of peat and perlite have increased the need for alternative growing materials, which are called substrates, for ornamental plant growers. New research from the Âé¶ąapp shows amending traditional soilless substrates with pine wood fiber has great potential as an alternative material for the state’s floriculture industry.