Study finds pig feed can carry PEDv; Animal healthcare business growing; Protein opens new pet food facility;

> A new study found that pig feed can carry the deadly porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, which has wiped out about 13% of America's hog herd. Article

> The global animal healthcare industry will reach $41.9 billion in 2019, according to a new report from Persistence Market Research. Item

> Pet food processing company Protein LLC will open a reported $11.6 million facility in St. Joseph, MO. More

> The Animal Health Trust restored the use of a guide dog's hind legs in 8 weeks by using new methods in hydrotherapy and physiotherapy. Article

> A piece in The Guardian looks at how computer modeling and bioengineering could end the use of animals in drug testing. Item