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Pfizer Animal Health announced it will acquire two market-leading livestock genomics companies: * Catapult Genetics, Pty., Ltd., focused on developing and commercializing innovative livestock DNA tests and gene markers to assist global food producers, processors and retailers in improvi...
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Business Wire
Date of publication :
03/20/2008
Views:
251
Organic bedding materials are getting more difficult to obtain. As a result, there has been recent interest in the upper Midwest in using recycled manure solids for bedding. At the recent annual National Mastitis Council meeting in New Orleans, there was a session on bedding management – using recyc...
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University of Minnesota Dairy Extension
Date of publication :
03/20/2008
Views:
525
Many different approaches are being used to increase milk production of dairy cows. A study recently completed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) indicates that improving drinking water through a technology created by EAU Technologies, has the p...
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EAU Technologies Inc.
Date of publication :
03/19/2008
Views:
825
A new computer model available on the Internet can help ranchers predict the heat stress threat level to their cattle. It's hard to relax if your cattle are stressed, so the ability to predict and avoid potential stressors is essential. Fortunately, an online model developed by scientists with the A...
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USDA Agricultural Research Service
Date of publication :
03/18/2008
Views:
288
As we slowly move toward spring (the winter really hasn’t lasted 6 months, it just seems that way!) most farmers’ thoughts turn toward planting. It is a natural, seasonal process of renewal on the farm. Before planting, though, there needs to be ‘planning’. Crop farmers have pretty well developed th...
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University of Minnesota Dairy Extension
Date of publication :
03/17/2008
Views:
216
Herds of dairy cows include dominant and submissive individuals. Most of you can identify your herd's boss cow, and though serious brawls are not that common, mild aggressive interaction such as head butting and pushing, as well as non-aggressive, perhaps submissive behavior such as grooming, are vi...
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OMAFRA / Government of Ontario
Date of publication :
03/14/2008
Views:
227
Uppermost in the mind of consumers in this age of ecology are the safety of the food chain, from farm to fork, and its environmental impact. Global agriculture is in the spotlight as rarely before. By rethinking technology and business practices, the nutrition industry stands before a formidable opp...
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Alltech Inc.
Date of publication :
03/14/2008
Views:
464
Milk quality is never an accident...it takes careful planning and implementation. Low cell count herds have protocols and procedures that address dry cow management, cow handling, facilities, milking procedures and udder preparation. Although some of the particulars vary, the basics are the same. Ha...
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Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension
Date of publication :
03/12/2008
Views:
472
Engormix.com proudly announces the launching of its newest area, AQUACULTURE, as an answer to our members’ need for current information regarding aqua farming.Having in mind that aquaculture is an area inside animal production which is gaining relevance day by day, Engormix.com offers up-to-date inf...
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Engormix.com
Date of publication :
03/11/2008
Views:
476
BASF, a major chemicals and plastics producer, has teamed up with beverage bottle manufacturer ALPLA to create a bottle for milk and yoghurt drinks using impact resistant Polystyrene (PS-I). A spokesperson at BASF confirmed that the bottle is currently being tested by a European dairy producer and t...
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Food Production Daily
Date of publication :
03/11/2008
Views:
185