Biological researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are a step closer to finding a new cost-effective vaccine for the intestinal disease, coccidiosis, which can have devastating effects on poultry production.
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2014
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IFR researchers have characterised the coat of a potential poultry probiotic, giving the first clues of how it may be used to exclude pathogenic bacteria from chickens.
Biochemistry
Nov 18, 2013
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Dr. Craig Coufal hopes his egg-sanitizing machine may revolutionize the poultry industry.
Other
Jul 8, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Dr. Jason Lee compares the enzyme additives he's testing in chicken broiler feed to the probiotics now commonly added to human food, such as yogurt.
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2013
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A team of scientists in Raleigh and Chapel Hill is working to achieve a salmonella-free line of poultry by manipulating bacteria that live in the intestines of chickens.
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2013
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A rumbling tummy is our body's way of telling us "it's time for lunch". Likewise, bacteria need to know when it's time to eat.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 29, 2013
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Scientists have gained fresh insights into how the salmonella bug makes us ill.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 11, 2012
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Wondering if your caged hamster gets bored? It's highly likely if the critter has nothing to do all day.
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2012
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Instead of an early snowfall this time of year, farmers along the eastern seaboard are dealing with flood waters and wind damage from Hurricane Sandy, which is expected to affect everything from poultry production to grocery ...
Other
Oct 30, 2012
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Crows fed on prion-infected brains from mice can transmit these infectious agents in their feces and may play a role in the geographic spread of diseases caused by prions, such as chronic wasting disease or scrapie.
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2012
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