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  Treating Stable Flies in Pastures

  January 2, 2013 — Scientists are developing strategies to help livestock producers control stable flies, the most damaging arthropod pests of cattle in the United ... > full story
• Genetics
  Evolutionary Biology
  Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Developmental Biology
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  First Goat Genome Sets a Good Example for Facilitating De Novo Assembly of Large Genomes

  December 23, 2012 — Researchers report the first genome sequence of domestic goat, setting a good example for facilitating de novo assembly of large ... > full story
• Food
  Foodborne Illness
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  Using Novel Genetic Labs for Faster Detection of E. Coli

  December 20, 2012 — Pina Fratamico is on the quest to find the easiest and fastest way to test for harmful Escherichia coli in ground beef. In a new article, she explores using a next-generation real-time polymerase ... > full story
• Influenza
  Bird Flu Research
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  Pigs in Southern China Infected With Avian Flu

  December 19, 2012 — Researchers report for the first time the seroprevalence of three strains of avian influenza viruses in pigs in southern China, but not the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Their research has implications ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
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  From Farm to Table, Mealworms May Be the Next Best Food

  December 19, 2012 — Food enthusiasts interested in sustainable farm practices may soon have a new meat alternative: insects. Beetle larvae (called mealworms) farms produce more edible protein than traditional farms for ... > full story
• Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Veterinary Medicine
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  Stillbirth and Neonatal Death in Piglets

  December 19, 2012 — Changes in the breeding of pigs over the last 20 years has led to the size of litters increasing by on average two piglets. This increase has resulted in piglets with a lower birth weight, which in ... > full story
• Sustainability
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  Consequences of Abandoning Alpine Meadows: Scrubs Now Encroaching on Land That Had Been Cultivated for Centuries

  December 18, 2012 — Agriculture is increasingly vanishing from the Alps. Land that was cultivated for centuries is now being abandoned and scrubs are encroaching on it. This affects not only the landscape, but also the ... > full story
• Children's Health
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  Two Cups of Milk a Day Ideal for Children's Health, New Research Shows

  December 17, 2012 — New research has answered one of the most common questions parents ask their doctors: How much milk should I be giving my children? The answer is two cups per ... > full story
• Children's Health
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Infant's Health
  Obesity
  Food
   

  Combo-Snacks of Cheese and Vegetables Cut Kids Calories, Study Suggests

  December 17, 2012 — A new study finds that serving children combined snacks of vegetables and cheese led them to eat 72 percent fewer calories -- and be just as satisfied as those who were served only potato ... > full story
• Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Origin of Life
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  Chemical Analysis Reveals First Cheese-Making in Northern Europe 7,000 Years Ago

  December 12, 2012 — Archeologists have the first unequivocal evidence that humans in prehistoric Northern Europe made cheese more than 7,000 years ... > full story

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