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Scientists Use New Method to Help Reduce Piglet Mortality
October 11, 2012 To help increase the survival of newborn piglets, scientists have developed a new method that predicts animals' mortality and nursing ... > full story -
Duck-Bill Dinosaurs Had Plant-Pulverizing Teeth More Advanced Than Horses
October 4, 2012 A team of paleontologists and engineers has found that duck-billed dinosaurs had an amazing capacity to chew tough and abrasive plants with grinding teeth more complex than those of cows, horses, and ... > full storyMore: -
Increasing Occurrence of MRSA Bacteria in Denmark
October 4, 2012 In 2011, more Danes became infected with MRSA bacteria, and the number was the highest in over 25 years. The increase was primarily seen in otherwise healthy people without any hospital relation. ... > full story -
Meeting Pigs' Phosphorous Requirements With Fermented Soybean Meal
October 1, 2012 Fermented soybean meal (FSBM), considered a promising substitute for fish meal in weanling pig diets because of its protein content, lower cost, and lack of anti-nutritional factors, may have an ... > full story -
Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Persist in Antibiotic-Free Pigs
September 17, 2012 Researchers have found identical strains of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter coli in both antibiotic-free and conventionally raised pigs. This finding may indicate that these antibiotic-resistant ... > full story -
New Analysis Tells How World Eradicated Deadliest Cattle Plague
September 13, 2012 A new analysis traces the recent global eradication of the deadliest of cattle diseases, crediting not only the development of a new, heat-resistant vaccine, but also the insight of local African ... > full story -
Fruit and Vegetable Advertising Linked to More Consumption
September 13, 2012 The key to getting people to eat more fruits and vegetables may be advertising, finds a new ... > full story -
Metabolic Engineer Synthesizes Key Breast Milk Ingredient: Sugar in Human Milk May Protect Babies from Pathogens
September 10, 2012 A microbial engineer has synthesized a sugar in human milk that is thought to protect babies from pathogens. That's important because 2FL, the shorthand scientists use to describe this human milk ... > full story -
Breast Milk Promotes a Different Gut Flora Growth Than Infant Formulas
August 27, 2012 The benefits of breast milk have long been appreciated, but now scientists have described a unique property that makes mother's milk better than infant formula in protecting infants from infections ... > full story -
Sex and the Female Brain: Protein in Semen Acts on Female Brain to Prompt Ovulation
August 20, 2012 Scientists have discovered that a protein in semen acts on the female brain to prompt ovulation, and is the same molecule that regulates the growth, maintenance, and survival of nerve ... > full story
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