Choosing organic milk could offset effects of climate change
Wetter, cooler summers can have a detrimental effect on the milk we drink, according to new research published by Newcastle University.
Wetter, cooler summers can have a detrimental effect on the milk we drink, according to new research published by Newcastle University.
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Jan 17, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Good record-keeping can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms and improve per-cow productivity.
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Nov 25, 2010
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Infants are more efficient at digesting and utilizing nutritional components of milk than adults due to a difference in the strains of bacteria that dominate their digestive tracts. Researchers from the University of California, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 22, 2010
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This week heralds a new era in dairy farming with the revelation of the robotic rotary, a world first, developed by DeLaval in collaboration with the University of Sydney and Australia's FutureDairy project.
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Nov 16, 2010
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Amid ongoing concern about plastic waste accumulating in municipal landfills, and reliance on imported oil to make plastics, scientists are reporting development of a new ultra-light biodegradable foam plastic material made ...
Materials Science
Oct 20, 2010
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A new "on-chip" method for sorting and identifying bacteria has been created by biomedical engineers at Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University. The technique, developed by Hsien-Chang Chang, a professor at the Institute ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 14, 2010
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Think you're uncomfortable in the extreme Texas summer heat? Try being an ovulating 1,200-pound mother cow.
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Sep 2, 2010
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An antibacterial enzyme found in human tears and other body fluids could be applied to certain foods for protection against intentional contamination with anthrax, scientists reported today at the 240th National Meeting of ...
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Aug 26, 2010
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There is great confusion among the scientific community about whether women who are drug abusers should breast feed their babies. In order to shed some light on this issue, scientists from various Spanish hospitals and research ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 24, 2010
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Strict milk quality tests had drawn a national attention throughout China in the wake of the baby formula milk powder contamination incident. The individual classic markers for milk quality control, particularly protein concentration, ...
Biochemistry
Jun 15, 2010
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