Livestock Research Articles
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UCD Helps BioAtlantis Develop Novel Animal Health Product - Case Study
Summary In 2003 Tralee-based biotechnology company, BioAtlantis began collaborating with UCD researchers to develop a seaweed-based product to promote better animal health. A key driver in the partnership was the ruling from Europe in 2006 that banned the use of in-feed growth promoting antibiotics. This was a major blow to the farming community throughout the EU and BioAtlantis, in partnership ...
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Why use HYBRIMIN software?
Nowadays, an internet search will bring up many feed software options. Most use Excel tables. This solution is basically okay, provided one has a good knowledge of Excel and only wants to calculate a few rations or mixes per year. If this is the case, then it is not worth buying professional feed software. The major problem is often the very idiosyncratic structure of the Excel tables, which ...
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Reducing the Effects of Methane from Cows in Cattle Farming with Methane Monitors
In 2018, there were an estimated 1.002 billion head of cattle worldwide, an increase of 6.5 million head over 2017.1 Global meat production has continued, and is seemingly continuing, to rise and although cattle now accounts for a relatively smaller percentage of overall meat consumption, there were still over 68 billion tonnes of cattle meat produced in 2014.2 Beef exported from the US alone in ...
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The Triple Challenge: Genetic Selection For Feed Efficiency
Like many other traditional industries such as automotive and banking, the agriculture and food markets are constantly faced with fundamental market shifts. New technology, science, digital capabilities, infrastructure, and viral marketing are beginning to converge, changing the environment and rules that many industries operate in. At Vytelle, we believe farmers are faced with what we refer to ...
By Vytelle, LLC
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Gene Editing Used to Create Single-sex Mouse Litters
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with Kent University, used gene editing technology to create litters with only female and male mice at 100% efficiency. The study, published today in Nature Communications, shows how the technology can be used to improve animal welfare in scientific research and even agriculture. In scientific research and agriculture, males or ...
By Lifeasible
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Vives University College students learn about BESTMIX Formulation as a Service - Case Study
Industries Feed Locations Europe Approximately 30 students at Vives University College are learning about BESTMIX feed formulation as part of their bachelor’s coursework in agro- and biotechnology. In the main subject of agriculture, feed formulation is a regular subject, while in the main subject of agro-industry it is an elective. Isabelle Degezelle, a lecturer in pig ...
By BESTMIX
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Farrowing feeding for sow production: What to consider to improve profitability and productivity
Feeding a Farrowing Sow: What Should we Consider? From feeder costs to feed palatability, here are some of the hot topics to think about when you are choosing the right sow feeding system for your farrowing rooms. Farrowing Feeding Methods Farrowing sows play an essential role in pig production since sow and litter performance can influence the swine industry’s next outcomes. Considering ...
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Top 12 Questions about the Transition to Group Housing : Questions and Answers by our Experts
Your decision is made. You want to go for group-housing in gestation. Whatever the reason is for doing this transition; compliance with governmental regulations in your country for the welfare of your sows, you must have a lot of questions regarding this major change. We can assure you that you are not alone in this situation. Every sow-farm owner that has done the transition went through this ...
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The Science of Genetics & Its Application to Aquaculture
Genetics is defined as that branch of the biological sciences devoted to the study of inherited variation. Genetics investigations deal with the “why” and “how” of this variation, examining both the origin of inherited variability and the resulting outward expression of characters due to this variability. The applications of genetics in today’s society are far ...
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Bogor Agriculture University, Indonesia - Case Study
“Combining Sepacore with Syncore Polyvap means you can work faster and better. The active substances produced are purer. This is the key to fast, cost-efficient, high-quality analysis." Company / Institution Bogor Agriculture University, Indonesia Product lines Parallel Evaporation Customer: Bogor Agriculture University, Indonesia Bogor Agriculture University is one of the larger ...
By BUCHI
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What to look for when producing animal feed
Producing animal feed can sound like an easy task, but for professionals in nutrition and feed formulation, it's a lot more complicated than it looks. When you're producing animal feed, what are some of the key aspects that need to be kept in mind to ensure you're getting the right formulation or calculation with superior quality management? Implementing technology solutions ensure your customers ...
By BESTMIX
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What is Pet Cremation?
Types of Types of cremation for a pet There are two types of cremation for a pet: Collective cremation: when the pet is cremated with other animals. The ashes are not returned to the owner but taken to agricultural land. This is the least expensive cremation technique. Individual cremation: the pet is cremated alone. The ashes are returned to the owner in an urn. How to have your pet cremated? ...
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What is pet cremation?
Types of cremation for a pet There are two types of cremation for a pet: Collective cremation: when the pet is cremated with other animals. The ashes are not returned to the owner but taken to agricultural land. This is the least expensive cremation technique. Individual cremation: the pet is cremated alone. The ashes are returned to the owner in an urn. How to have your pet cremated? In ...
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Researchers model ways to control deadly maize disease
Researchers have used mathematical modelling to develop techniques to combat two co-infecting viruses causing maize lethal necrosis (MLN) in Kenya. According to researchers who conducted the new study, because maize is a staple crop in Sub-Saharan Africa, the spread of MLN is threatening food security in the region. Nik Cunniffe, a co-author and a lecturer in mathematical biology at the ...
By SciDev.Net
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African countries must improve livestock data
Africa still suffers from a lack of good quality data on livestock that could be used to measure and improve progress as well as inform policymaking processes, scientists have said. Good data are crucial for identifying effective public and private sector investment opportunities, and in helpling to improve the livelihoods of smallholder livestock producers in Africa, according to 'Livestock ...
By SciDev.Net
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Economic dimensions and directions of animal disease policy
Widely publicised incidents of transboundary animal diseases (TADs), devastating to local livestock industries, have occurred worldwide creating a greater awareness of the role of response policy selection on TAD spread risk and risk of initial introduction into previously disease free areas. In particular, drawing on past TAD outbreaks, the literature and the intrinsic characteristics of the ...
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Agricultural research policy framework for improved livelihoods security in crop-livestock production systems
Concerns for sustainable development and poverty alleviation are forcing public agricultural research systems to focus on improving livelihoods security. Crop-livestock production systems are central to the livelihood security of the rural poor in India and some other countries of the tropics. With increasing population, urbanisation and incomes, massive increases are foreseen in demands for ...
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