Sustainable fishing in light of Omega-3 demand
Finding a more eco-friendly way to boost the amount of healthy fats in fish bred for human consumption is the main aim of a new Flinders University PhD project.
Biochemistry
Sep 12, 2012
0
0
News tagged with farm animals
Related topics:
antibiotics
· animals
New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices
Cambridge University scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig farming.
Agriculture
Mar 21, 2023
0
77
Can you predict how a disease will spread in a population?
How, when and where a pathogen is transmitted between two individuals in a population is crucial in understanding and predicting how a disease will spread. New research has laid the foundation for a new generation of zoonotic ...
General Physics
Feb 5, 2013
0
0
South Korean scientists develop sustainable 'meaty rice'
Scientists in South Korea have developed a new type of sustainable hybrid food—a "meaty" rice that they say could help solve food crises and climate change.
Agriculture
Feb 18, 2024
0
44
Antibiotic resistance: How drug misuse in livestock farming is a problem for human health
Rearing animals for food takes time and requires hard work to maintain their health and well-being. Just as in humans, farm animals sometimes get sick and require drugs to treat infections. But organisms that cause infections ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 11, 2020
0
11
New study highlights the impacts of a global strategy to reduce antibiotic consumption in food animal production
A new study in Science by researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) and partners analyzes and describes a comprehensive strategy for preserving antibiotic effectiveness by reducing antibiotic ...
Ecology
Sep 28, 2017
0
14
Wal-Mart's push on animal welfare hailed as game changer
Wal-Mart's push to get its suppliers to give farm animals fewer antibiotics and more room to roam is expected to have a big impact on the food industry, experts say.
Other
May 22, 2015
0
71
Can we feed 11 billion people while preventing the spread of infectious disease?
Within the next 80 years, the world's population is expected to top 11 billion, creating a rise in global food demand—and presenting an unavoidable challenge to food production and distribution.
Environment
Jul 2, 2019
15
1
North Korea swine flu outbreak puts South on edge
South Korean troops stationed along the world's last Cold War frontier have been put on high alert in the face of a new infiltration threat from the nuclear-armed North—fever-stricken wild boar.
Veterinary medicine
Jun 1, 2019
0
22
Regenerative farming likely to increase native biodiversity on New Zealand farms
Regenerative farming practices could increase native biodiversity on New Zealand farms, finds a report released today.
Ecology
Nov 5, 2021
0
72
