News tagged with goat manure

Study looks at turning manure into revenues

(PhysOrg.com) -- Livestock manure isn't often thought of as a value-added product, but researchers at Montana State University and MSU Extension are trying to change that.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Feeding cows natural plant extracts can reduce dairy farm odors and feed costs

With citizens' groups seeking government regulation of foul-smelling ammonia emissions from large dairy farms, scientists today reported that adding natural plant extracts to cow feed can reduce levels of the gas by one-third ...

Chemistry / Other

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New strategy aims to reduce agricultural ammonia

As concerns about air pollution from large dairies and other concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) continue to mount, scientists are reporting a practice that could cut emissions of an exceptionally abundant agricultural ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Genetically altered salmon? It doesn't stop there

(AP) -- We've always played with our food - even before we knew about genes or how to change them.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 26

For lambs, a pasture a week keeps blood suckers away

Deworming lambs can be minimized with rotational grazing and checking the animals' eye color, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Forage plant wards off ruminant gastrointestinal nematode

A common pasture plant could help foraging ruminants ward off damaging gastrointestinal nematodes that can cause illness and death, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists report.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Water monitor eyes farm runoff in Gulf of Mexico

(AP) -- A clean water expert at Auburn University hopes a new project that enlists middle and high school students will help reduce farm runoff that is a growing pollution threat to the Gulf of Mexico.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Veterinary college develops vaccine for Johne's disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a vaccine that prevents Johne's disease, a condition that leads to $220 million to $250 million in losses annually to ...

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created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Reproductive speed protects large animals from being hunted to extinction

The slower their reproductive cycle, the higher the risk of extinction for large grazing animals such as deer and antelope that are hunted by humans.

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created May 16, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0


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