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The association between farm-level antimicrobial usage and resistance of Staphylococcus spp., as the major genus isolated from aerosol samples, in Japanese piggeries
Bacteria are present in large numbers in livestock buildings, and can threaten animal and public health. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major concern worldwide, and national measures based on the “One Health” approach are being implemented in many countries. However, very little is known about the risk of AMR in livestock barn aerosols, and in particular about its association ...
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Huateng Pharma's Featured Product Line: Veterinary API and Intermediates
Huateng Pharma, a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in APIs and intermediates, is proud to announce its featured product line catering specifically to the veterinary industry. With a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions, Huateng Pharma offers a comprehensive range of veterinary APIs and intermediates, including Fluralaner (CAS NO.: 864731-61-3) and ...
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Tyson Foods Joins Trust In Beef
Tyson Foods joins other foundational partners in advancing the collaborative value chain program to help ranchers enact meaningful climate-smart change Lenexa, Kan., (June 15, 2023) – Farm Journal’s Trust In Food™ is proud to welcome Tyson Foods to Trust In Beef, a collaborative value chain program designed to help ranchers integrate climate-smart agriculture into their ...
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Happy Cows at EuroTier in Hanover
Ecopneus, Ideaplast and AgriglobalServices launched an innovation dedicated to animal welfare that combines high level performance, quality, and sustainability, made of recycled and recyclable materials. The “CowShoes” in recycled and recyclable material are born from the encounter between the science of animal husbandry and the expertise of the footwear industry, which aims to ...
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Evaporative cooling for effective animal housing climate control
At the EuroTier trade fair in Hanover/Germany (15.-18.11.2022), Brentwood/ENEXIO Water Technologies will be showcasing plastic animal housing climate control solutions that offer livestock farmers a sustainable, energy-efficient means of meeting the challenges of hot summers. HUMIPACKING® polypropylene packings deliver enhanced animal housing climate control. They feature an optimized ...
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Jones-Hamilton Announces PAACO Sponsorship
Jones-Hamilton Agricultural Division has become a training level sponsor of the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) for 2022 – 2023. Support of the PAACO Poultry Welfare Auditor Training program is another way Jones-Hamilton demonstrates a commitment to animal welfare and sustainability in poultry production. “Not only ...
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Effects of Lighting Technology on Pig Welfare and Performance
The current pig industry faces the challenge of improving pig welfare and performance. The role of lighting technology has been largely overlooked, although the light is known to affect pigs' daily rhythms and productivity strongly. For example, pigs need suitable light levels to recognize each other, communicate, and view feeders. Pigs prefer to sleep in dim lights, suggesting that bright lights ...
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Breeding for Survivability with Genetic Selection and Measurement
Established in 1992 by Mr. John Downs, the Southern Cattle Company is nestled right in the middle of the Florida panhandle, northwest of Marianna—also known as “The City of Southern Charm.” The ranch itself was originally founded with one simple yet eloquent goal: to produce genetically exceptional cattle through genetic selection. Today, Mr. Downs is still ...
By Vytelle, LLC
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Measuring better pasture
A cultivation calculator, believed to be an Australian first, has been developed to help farmers assess how much cultivation work they need to make better pastures. The calculator has emerged as one of the positive outcomes from the Increasing Soil Carbon and Climate Resilient Farms projects, coordinated by Heytesbury District Landcare Network in south-west Victoria. The projects also found ...
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Creative BioMart Microbe Provides One-Stop Service for Bacteriocin Production
Creative BioMart Microbe, a sub-brand of Creative BioMart that provides microbiological services and products to multi-industry customers, now provides a one-stop service for bacteriocin production from the optimization of production parameters to the purification of bacteriocins and the determination of antibacterial activity. In recent years, the increase in the number of multi-drug resistant ...
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Cardea Bio Completes Planned Launch of CRISPR QC
Today, Cardea Bio, Inc. - the world’s only mass producer of biocompatible semiconductors - announced a significant milestone with the launch of CRISPR QC Inc. as a separate business using Cardea’s CRISPR-chip™ technology for a range of quality control services for CRISPR gene editing. This milestone is an important move for Cardea Bio on its mission to realizing real-world ...
By CRISPR QC
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USRM to Focus on Animal Health and Lead Pet-Care Innovation
U.S. Stem Cell, Inc. (OTC: USRM), a leader in the development of proprietary, physician-based stem cell therapies and novel regenerative medicine solutions will take steps to relaunch its veterinary division to tackle animal health innovation. U.S. Stem Cell’s longstanding animal division, Vetbiologics, has for years provided the Veterinary field with comprehensive regenerative medicine ...
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With MoU, Fast-Growing Grilled Fish Takeaway Restaurant Chain in China Prioritizes BAP
Yexiao Food & Catering Management Co. Ltd., which owns and operates China’s Zhuge Legend grilled fish takeaway restaurant chain, is giving priority to seafood originating from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified facilities as part of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that the Qingdao-based company signed with the Global Aquaculture Alliance (now the Global Seafood Alliance) ...
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CAWM West Coast Market is China`s First Food Wholesaler to Endorse BAP
China Supply and Marketing Agricultural Production Wholesale Market Holding Co. Ltd., one of China’s leading wholesale food providers, has pledged to source seafood from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified farms, processing plants, hatcheries and feed mills as part of an agreement that the Beijing-based company signed with the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) in Qingdao on Aug. 7. ...
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Japan`s Ishimitsu Commits to BAP Certification Program
Japanese food and beverage conglomerate S. Ishimitsu & Co. Ltd. has committed to sourcing seafood from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified farms and processing plants, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (now the Global Seafood Alliance) announced in mid-August. Ishimitsu-Shoji is currently offering shrimp products with the BAP label. “We pursue social value as well as economic ...
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Zoetis to Acquire Jurox, a Leading Provider and Manufacturer of Livestock and Companion Animal Products
Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Jurox, a privately held animal health company, which develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of veterinary medicines for treating companion animals and livestock. Jurox’s operations are based in Australia, with additional regional offices and subsidiaries in New Zealand, U.S., Canada and the UK. ...
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Nutreco enters into two joint ventures with Unga Group to expand footprint in East Africa
Nutreco is pleased to announce that subject to the necessary regulatory approvals it has formed two joint ventures with the Kenya-based, largest feed miller in East Africa Unga Group Plc to meet the growing demand for high-quality protein within the East African region. This partnership involves open-ended, Nutreco-managed joint ventures with two indirect subsidiaries of Unga Group: Unga Farm ...
By Nutreco N.V.
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Is microalgae the sustainable food of the future?
The aquatic ecosystem could give our food chain a helping hand. The demand for food is rising and more sustainable production systems are needed. That’s why Europe is opening up to the algae sector. Humans have been eating macroalgae for a long time, but attention is now turning to their smaller cousins, microalgae, for their nutritional potential. In Pataias, Portugal, the company ...
By Necton SA
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Detect nutrition changes before you can see cow effects
Cows are ruminants and depend on a consistent ration with high-quality forage. Changes in ration consistency can impact cow performance. But it’s difficult to see how cows react to deliberate or unintended ration shifts before obvious signs occur, like a drop in your bulk tank or changes in cow health. Herd monitoring technology offers a way to detect early cow reactions, so ...
By Censortec
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Spain: WELTEC BIOPOWER RNG Plant Cuts Carbon Emissions of Dairy Cattle Farm
Currently, German biogas specialist WELTEC BIOPOWER is building a biomethane plant for the Spanish dairy cattle farm Torre Santamaría. Since the first 250-kW biogas plant went live back in 2011, the Catalan family business has been able to cover its entire energy demand from its own residues. The farm in Vallfogona de Balaguer was the first milk producer in Spain to use any residual ...
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