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Evidence of banned antibiotics in poultry products found

In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Arizona State University found evidence suggesting that a class of antibiotics previously banned by the U.S. government for poultry ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Study: Distiller's grain safe for pigs, even with sulfur content

University of Illinois research reports that swine producers can feed distiller's dried grain with solubles (DDGS) to their pigs without concern for sulfur content.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotics in swine feed encourage gene exchange

A study to be published in the online journal mBio on November 29 shows that adding antibiotics to swine feed causes microorganisms in the guts of these animals to start sharing genes that could spread antibiotic resistance.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pfizer will stop selling poultry-pumping drug: US

The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will voluntarily suspend US sales of a poultry-pumping additive after studies showed it can leave traces of arsenic in chicken livers, the US government said on Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research sheds light on fat digestibility in pigs

Producers and feed companies add fat to swine diets to increase energy, but recent research from the University of Illinois suggests that measurements currently used for fat digestibility need to be updated.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study confirms glycerin as a feasible feedstuff for swine

An increased interest in biofuel production and a growing need to find cost-effective livestock feedstuff alternatives has led University of Illinois researchers to further evaluate the use of glycerin in ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Tryptophan-enriched diet reduces pig aggression

Feeding the amino acid tryptophan to young female pigs as part of their regular diet makes them less aggressive and easier to manage, according to a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.

Biology / Plants & Animals

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

Report: Feds to pay more than half of health costs

(AP) -- For all the hue and cry over a government takeover of health care, it's happening anyway.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture

(AP) -- The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 10

Sick of swine flu? Toxic algae could be the next big threat

With a new theory surfacing that toxic algae rather than asteroids killed the dinosaurs, scientists are still trying to unravel the mystery of what caused a massive algae bloom off the Northwest Coast that left thousands ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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