Surgical sterilization of ferrets is a relatively common surgical procedure. It is usually done as a method of contraception and to prevent diseases associated with the reproductive system.

The domestic ferret, though not as common a laboratory animal as the rat or mouse, serves as a model in critical research areas, including influenza biology and vaccine development. Studies ...

Diseases are another major threat to prairie dog towns and to the black-footed ferrets that depend upon them. These solitary animals live alone, and in May and June females give birth to litters ...

Since many breeders manage many individuals from the same family, ferrets can develop a tendency to contract certain types of ...

Elizabeth Ann is about two months old and was cloned from 33-year old DNA US scientists have successfully cloned a highly-endangered black-footed ferret using DNA from an identical animal that has ...