http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The large-scale production of edible insects is unavoidable in order to continue feeding the ever-increasing global population and providing them with enough animal protein. Insect farming can be compared with mini livestock farming. It is environmentally friendly, does not require much land and produces high-quality nutrients. Furthermore, as a new sector of the food industry, it will provide a livelihood for large groups of people. This is the basic message contained in the book Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security, written by researchers at Wageningen University and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO). The book will be launched in Rome the 13th of May. http://phys.org/news287390938.html Biology Fri, 10 May 2013 08:10:01 EST news287390938 Animal scientists in Brazil have found that a small dose of the feed additive ractopamine can boost pork production without changing how pork looks or tastes. http://phys.org/news278264663.html Biology Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:44:29 EST news278264663 Amongst the range of domestic livestock species, the goat is not just the 'black sheep' but a resource of survival in impoverished countries, and many breeds are at great risk of disappearing. This is the case according to researchers of the Regional Service of Agro-Food Research and Development in their first monographic study tackling the global impact of this species. http://phys.org/news278153930.html Biology Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:59:00 EST news278153930 Food enthusiasts interested in sustainable farm practices may soon have a new meat alternative: insects. Beetle larvae (called mealworms) farms produce more edible protein than traditional farms for chicken, pork, beef or milk, for the same amount of land used, according to research published December 19 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dennis Oonincx and colleagues from the University of Wageningen, Netherlands. http://phys.org/news275157909.html Space & Earth Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:00:01 EST news275157909 Warmer temperatures cause greater reduction in the adult sizes of aquatic animals than in land-dwellers in a new study by scientists from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Liverpool. http://phys.org/news271335621.html Biology Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:00:26 EST news271335621 Big fishing concerns are engaged in "ocean-grabbing," plundering the seas while scoffing at the environment and local interests, the UN's food watchdog said on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news270965225.html Biology Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:20:02 EST news270965225 Animals like antelope, frogs and rodents may be tricky to catch, but they provide protein in places where traditional livestock are scarce. According to the authors of a new paper in Animal Frontiers, meat from wild animals is increasingly important in central Africa. http://phys.org/news270226240.html Biology Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:50:55 EST news270226240 While consumers will see increases in the prices of meat, eggs and dairy products as a result of this year's drought, they won't see its effects nearly as much as farmers, according to an agricultural economist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. http://phys.org/news263796521.html Other Sciences Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:49:03 EST news263796521 A new University of Florida study shows the turkey, one of the most widely consumed birds worldwide, was domesticated more than 1,000 years earlier than previously believed. http://phys.org/news263666229.html Other Sciences Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:37:14 EST news263666229 The Earth currently has more than 400 so-called "dead zones"--huge expanses of deep ocean that, because of human activities, become too oxygen-starved during the summer to support most life. http://phys.org/news237198353.html Space & Earth Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:40:09 EST news237198353 A study comparing the bone health of 105 post-menopausal vegan Buddhist nuns and 105 non-vegetarian women, matched in every other physical respect, has produced a surprising result. Their bone density was identical. http://phys.org/news159098801.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:07:12 EST news159098801