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Dr. Heather Fowler (National Pork Board) went over the initiatives of the organization on public health and antimicrobial resistance, during the 2018 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium....
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Dr. Dawn Sievert (Associate Director for Antimicrobial Resistance, CDC) explains Healthcare-associated infections, during the 2018 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium....
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1. Introduction Maize is one of the most important cereals in the world. This crop is a regular host of toxigenic fungi infecting the ears, which can cause very high losses in crop yield. In contrary to wheat where F. graminearum is the leading toxigenic species nearly everywhere, the situation is more complex in maize, where at least two leading species exist from Fusarium and Aspergillus, with similar significance, but different amounts in different years. ...
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Introduction Coronaviruses belong to the order Nidovirales, family Coronaviridae, and subfamily Coronavirinae [1], and are characterized by their large genome, helical nucleocapsids, and unique method of gene expression [2]. The subfamily includes four genera: Alphacoronavirus, Betacoronavirus, Gammacoronavirus, and the more recently discovered Deltacoronavirus [3]. Coronaviruses are typically species specific and can infect a variety of birds and mammals [2]. In humans,...
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Dr. Marla Keller (FDA, CVM) talked about the Food Safety Modernization Act and general guidelines and recommendations, during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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By: Victoria Broehm
The Institute for Feed Education & Research (IFEEDER) along with several partners—including the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), National Pork Board, National Renderers Association, Poultry Protein and Fat Council, U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, and U.S. Soybean Board—has launched a new research project with the University of Arkansas to analyze whether animal feed contains any of the serotypes from the bacteria Salmonella that could...
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The livestock sector is responsible for providing healthy food to society and ensuring their health. Production is changing parameters and values of productive performance due to the obligation to replace the therapeutic approach with a more holistic approach in which good...
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Kenneth Anderson, Professor and Extension Specialist at the North Carolina State University, talked about food safety and management issues in egg production, and also touched on consumer perception, during IPPE 2017 in Atlanta, USA....
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The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) announced details for four additional free education programs at the 2017 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), scheduled to take place Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga.
The Get the Facts With Meat Mythcrushers session will introduce attendees to NAMI’s Meat Mythcrushers video series, which uses referenced facts and industry experts in the areas of affordability, animal welfare,...
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1. Introduction Mycotoxins are a class of low molecular weight compounds that are produced by toxigenic strains of moulds that infect food and feed commodities. They can cause serious animal health related problems as they may be hepatotoxic, nephrotoxic [1,2] and may impair immune responses resulting in increased risk to secondary infection [3]. In addition, these toxins also compromise animal performance arising from...
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With increasing liberalisation of trade and freer movement of goods, when it comes to trade in food, we are truly living in a global village. Increasing travel by citizens for tourism, business and emigration, combined with innovative marketing, has created a demand for a broad range of diets in many countries necessitating the importation of foods and ingredients as citizens wish to experience the tastes of far off cultures in their home countries, or wish for...
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Introduction Food safety refers to “a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards.” Food safety has always been of prime concern among the food manufacturing world. Foodborne diseases might just be yet another aspect of food safety, but...
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INTRODUCTION In the event of an HPAI outbreak in the US poultry industry, regulatory measures will be taken to contain and eradicate the disease expediently. Limitations on movement of eggs and egg industry products into, out of, and within an HPAI Control Area will be applied. However, these restrictions directly oppose the egg industry’s need to continue to move uninfected product to commerce to avoid...
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Praful Kumar, export manager at Ayurvet talks about food safety impact when using chemical additives in animal feed....
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Dr. Praful Kumar , International Business Manager at Ayurvet, speaks about the use of antibiotics and food safety. He introduces Superliv, a natural aternative to antibiotics and its benefits to use it in farms....
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Introduction Food security - a human right: The availability of food is one of the basic human rights and should allow human beings to live in dignity and be free from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition (WHO). We all know that due to political constraints and subsequent poverty this human right is not achieved in all parts of the world. The simple fact, however, that the world population is still increasing...
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Praful Kumar, Manager -Exports and International Business- at Ayurvet speaks about their novel feed additives range and how these could address the problem of raising feed costs and feed safety at VIV India 2014....
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INTRODUCTION In recent years food safety concerns have been focused on pathogens, such as Salmonella which is recognized as a primary cause of food poisoning worldwide and massive outbreaks have been occurred in several parts of the world [1]. Salmonella typhi and S. paratyphi , are considered as one of the major diseases resulting in considerable morbidity and usually cause severe...
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As a poultry and egg producer one is used to ups and downs in income and costs. However, when income is low and costs are high, the continuation of an enterprise is at stake. Then it is wise to be extra alert on subclinical dangers that might threaten a company's liveability. One of those unnoticed threats is often a low level infection of mycotoxins. ...
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