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Climate Change And The Mystery Of The Shrinking Sheep
Milder winters are causing
Scotland's wild breed of
Soay sheep to get smaller,
despite the evolutionary
benefits of possessing a
large body, according to new
... > full story
Swine Flu Origins Revealed
A new analysis of the
current swine-origin H1N1
influenza A virus suggests
that transmission to humans
occurred several months
before recognition of the
existing outbreak. ... > full story
Milk Goes 'Green': Today's Dairy Farms Use Less Land, Feed And Water
Dairy genetics, nutrition,
herd management and improved
animal welfare over the past
60 years have resulted in a
modern milk production syst ... > full story
World First: Chinese Scientists Create Pluripotent Stem Cells From Pigs
Scientists have managed to
induce cells from pigs to
transform into pluripotent
stem cells -- cells that,
like embryonic stem cells,
... > full story
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Farmed Fish May Pose Risk For Mad Cow Disease
June 17, 2009 — Neurologists questions the safety of eating farmed fish, adding a new worry to concerns about the nation’s food supply. They suggest farmed fish could transmit Creutzfeldt Jakob disease -- ... > full story -
Counting Sheep In Climate Change Predictions
June 2, 2009 — Climate change can have devastating effects on endangered species, but new mathematical models may be able to aid conservation of a population of bighorn ... > full story -
Scientists Devise Accelerated Method To Determine Infectious Prion Strains
June 1, 2009 — Current tests to identify specific strains of infectious prions, which cause a range of transmissible diseases (such as mad cow) in animals and humans, can take anywhere from six months to a year to ... > full story -
DNA Analysis Reveals The Prime Stock Of Indonesian Cattle
May 13, 2009 — DNA analysis shows that Indonesian zebu cattle have a unique origin with banteng (Bos javanicus) as part of their ancestry. Throughout the world, cattle inhabit a range of climatically diverse ... > full story -
Swine Flu: What Does It Do To Pigs?
May 12, 2009 — The effects of H1N1 swine flu have been investigated in a group of piglets. Scientists studied the pathology of the virus, finding that all infected animals showed flu-like symptoms between one and ... > full story -
Producing Pigs That Provide Us With Healthy And Yet Good Tasting Meat
May 11, 2009 — How can we produce pigs that provide us with healthy and yet good tasting meat? Meat eating quality and healthiness are closely related to the amount and type of fat. During the last decade there has ... > full story -
Way To Cut Cattle Methane, Threat To Environment, By 25 Percent
May 9, 2009 — Beef farmers can breathe easier thanks to researchers who have developed a formula to reduce methane gas in ... > full story -
Organic Dairy Manure May Offer High Quality Fertilizer Option
May 7, 2009 — Dairy cows that produce USDA-certified organic milk also produce manure that may gradually replenish soil nutrients and potentially reduce the flow of agricultural pollutants to nearby water sources, ... > full story -
Cow’s Genetic Predisposition Affects Composition Of Her Milk
May 5, 2009 — The genetic predisposition of cows has an effect on the fat and protein content of their milk. Researchers have spent the past few years examining the scope and significance of genetic variation ... > full story -
Norwegian Red Foxes Have More Trichina, But Less Scabies Than Previously
May 5, 2009 — Trichina worms (Trichinella spp.) are roundworms that can invade a wide range of animals and man. People are most often infected through eating trichina-containing pork. New research investigated the ... > full story
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