Cow, Sheep, Pig News

Posted February 24, 2009:

• Disease In Pork Plant Workers Updated

Posted February 18, 2009:

• New Test To Identify Illegal Steroids In Cattle

Posted February 17, 2009:

• Secrets Of Potential Bioterror Virus Uncovered

Posted February 16, 2009:

• 'Good' Bacteria Can Be Effective Vehicle For Oral Vaccine Against Anthrax
• Gut Parasites That Can Infect Humans May Be Widespread In Domestic And Wild Animals

Posted February 13, 2009:

• When It Comes To Elephant Love Calls, The Answer Lies In A Bone-Shaking Triangle
• Aid Organizations Play 'Follow The Leader:' Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka Receive Up To 20 Times More Per Person Than Yemen

Posted February 11, 2009:

• Born To Be Wild? Thrill-Seeking Behavior May Be Based In The Brain

Posted February 10, 2009:

• Potential Health Risks Associated With Stressed Foodstuffs Such As Foie Gras

Posted February 5, 2009:

• Gut Bacteria Can Manufacture Defenses Against Cancer And Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Posted February 3, 2009:

• New Cancer Research Tool: Tool Analyzes Function Of Crucial Set Of Proteins In Animals

Posted February 2, 2009:

• Animal Eggs Not Suitable Substitutes To Produce Stem Cells, Study Demonstrates
• Improved Test To Detect Steroid Abuse In Cattle

Posted January 28, 2009:

• Personal Touch In Farming: Giving A Cow A Name Boosts Her Milk Production

Posted January 26, 2009:

• What's A Little Mold? Why Consumers Have Different Freshness Standards At Home

Posted January 22, 2009:

• MRSA Found In Midwestern Swine, Workers

Posted January 13, 2009:

• Biodiversity Passes The Taste Test And Is Healthier Too

Posted January 12, 2009:

• Study Of Disease Risk Suggests Ways To Avoid Slaughter Of Yellowstone Bison

Posted January 6, 2009:

• Dangerous New Method For Bacterial Toxin Transfer Discovered
• Wonderful Cheese Is All In The Culture

Posted December 22, 2008:

• Modified Plants May Yield More Biofuel

Posted December 16, 2008:

• Unpasteurized Milk Poses Health Risks Without Benefits, Study Shows
• Quiet Bison Sire More Calves Than Louder Rivals

Posted December 12, 2008:

• Predecessor of Cows, The Aurochs, Were Still Living In The Netherlands Around AD 600

Posted December 11, 2008:

• Nitrogen Emissions In Dairy Pastures Peak In The Springtime

Posted December 5, 2008:

• Prion Infectivity Found In White And Brown Fat Tissues Of Mice

Posted December 2, 2008:

• Vaccine And Drug Research Aimed At Ticks And Mosquitoes To Prevent Disease Transmission

Posted November 26, 2008:

• How Many Meteorites Have Landed In Western Canada? Prospects For The Missing Holocene Impact Record

Posted November 25, 2008:

• More Meteorites May Hit Earth Than Supposed: New Tool Gives A Recount

Posted November 17, 2008:

• Genetic Information Advances The Breeding Of Dairy Cattle
• New Bacteria Discovered In Raw Milk

Posted October 29, 2008:

• Eating Red Meat Sets Up Target For Disease-Causing Bacteria, Study Finds
• Local Retail Meat Safe From Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms, Study Suggests

Posted October 28, 2008:

• Virtual Screening Leads To Real Progress In Drug Design

Posted October 22, 2008:

• Cattle Fed Distiller's Grains Maintain Flavor And Tenderness Of Beef

Posted October 16, 2008:

• New Method May Rapidly And Effectively Detect Significant Food-Borne Pathogen

Posted October 15, 2008:

• Turtle Doves Commit Adultery

Posted October 13, 2008:

• Minimal Composting Of Beef Cattle Manure Greatly Reduces Antibiotic Levels
• Farmers Can Spot Lame Sheep, But Fail To Prevent Footrot Spread

Posted October 2, 2008:

• Good News For Pig Breeders

Posted September 29, 2008:

• Is There More To Prion Protein Than Mad Cow Disease?
• Unraveling Breast Milk
• Natural Viagra? 'Horny Goat Weed' Shows Promise

Posted September 25, 2008:

• Pigs Bred With Cystic Fibrosis Provide Model To Mimic Human Disease

Posted September 17, 2008:

• Bovine Mastitis: Could A Vaccine Be On The Way?

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Bovine Colostrum And Fermented Cabbage Can Help Restrict Infections

Posted September 12, 2008:

• Mad Cow Disease Also Caused By Genetic Mutation

Posted September 9, 2008:

• Food Poisoning Bacteria Prefer Duck To Beef On Meat Factory Surfaces

Posted September 8, 2008:

• Hotline To The Cowshed
• Hotline To The Cowshed

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