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  Excessive Summertime Heat Can Shorten Gestation Time for Beef Cattle

  August 17, 2012 — New research indicates that excessively hot summertime temperatures can shorten the gestation length of beef cows, altering animal management ... > full story
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  What’s Best for Very Low Birth Weight Babies

  August 16, 2012 — While the health benefits of breast feeding baby are well known, a new study finds that, for very low birth weight (VLBW) babies, a small amount of fortification can improve growth rates without ... > full story
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  USDA: Ongoing Drought Causes Significant Crop Yield Declines

  August 10, 2012 — Corn production will drop 13 percent to a six-year low, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Aug. 10, confirming what many farmers already knew -- they are having a very bad ... > full story
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  Preserving an Icon: Impact of Historical Domestic Cattle Hybridization With American Bison Revealed

  August 7, 2012 — Plains bison are an iconic symbol of America on everything from coins to state flags. Now scientists are exploring how the cross-breeding of bison with domestic cattle in the late 1800s may still ... > full story
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  Possible Muscle Disease Therapeutic Target Found

  August 6, 2012 — The study of muscular system protein myostatin has been of great interest to researchers as a potential therapeutic target for people with muscular disorders. Although much is known about how ... > full story
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  Cattle Vaccine Works to Reduce E. Coli O157:H7

  August 6, 2012 — A commercial vaccine for cattle can effectively reduce levels of E. coli O157:H7 by more than 50 percent, a new study has found. The vaccine is also effective using two doses instead of the ... > full story
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  Think You're a Comic Genius? Maybe You're Just Overconfident

  July 28, 2012 — Social norms make us averse to providing negative feedback, says a psychology professor whose latest laboratory research recreated everyday interactions in which people might feel pressured to ... > full story
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  Piglets in Mazes Provide Insights Into Human Cognitive Development

  July 25, 2012 — Events that take place early in life almost certainly have consequences for later cognitive development. Establishing the connections is difficult, however, because human infants cannot be used as ... > full story
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  Carnivores: Beware of Ticks

  July 24, 2012 — If you are a steak lover, enjoy your meat while you can. A new article explains why if you have been bitten by a tick, you may develop an allergy to red ... > full story
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  New Compounds Inhibit Prion Infection

  July 23, 2012 — Researchers have identified a new class of compounds that inhibit the spread of prions, misfolded proteins in the brain that trigger lethal neurodegenerative diseases in humans and animals. ... > full story

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