veterinary research News
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Angola, Brazil and FAO sign South-South Cooperation agreement
Angola, Brazil and FAO are to work closely together to strengthen food security in the Southern African country by boosting its agricultural and veterinary research. Under a new South-South Cooperation agreement, Angolan researchers will receive technical assistance and short-term training from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), which played a key role in Brazil’s ...
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Agrosciences on line : launch of the Agreenium-IAVFF Online University
With learning strategies including ever more digital content, the first course from the Agreenium-Institut Agronomique Vétérinaire et Forestier de France (IAVFF, France's Agricultural, Veterinary and Forestry Institute) Online University is now open for subscriptions. Officially launched by three Ministers on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at the Paris International Agricultural Show ...
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A decade of EU-funded animal production research - Impact from Wageningen University and Research Centre
The European Commission recently published the catalogue ‘a decade of EU-funded animal production research’ that brings together the fruits of European efforts during the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP7) – the main financial tool through which the European Union supports research and development activities. Wageningen UR Livestock Research, Central ...
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Livestock surge may harm human health
Livestock intensification in developing countries, especially in Africa and Asia, may increase the incidence of epidemics that kill both humans and animals, the Vision 2020: Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health conference, was told today. Livestock numbers are rising sharply due to both population growth — small-scale farmers depend on livestock for their livelihoods ...
By SciDev.Net
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Common bacteria pinned down as cause of shrimp die-off
A cause of a mysterious disease devastating shrimp farms across Asia since 2009 has been tracked back to a strain of a bacteria native to coastlines around the world. The shrimp early mortality syndrome has perplexed experts for years, in a region where roughly one million people depend on shrimp farming for survival. So far countries officially reporting the disease — also referred to as ...
By SciDev.Net
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Shifts in Mediterranean fish farming increase pressure on wild fish stocks
Fish farming in the Mediterranean has increasingly shifted from producing fish such as grey mullet, which are herbivores near the bottom of the food chain, to species such as sea bass, which are predators. This ‘farming up’ the food chain requires wild fish to be caught to provide feed. A return to farming fish lower in the food chain would use marine resources more efficiently, a new ...
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EU funded project examines whether household chemicals can affect your fertility
There are currently over 100,000 chemicals in use in the EU, which are found in a host of products around the home. These include plastic softeners used in many PVC products, such as children's toys and in some cosmetics, and artificial musks found in air fresheners. To date, our knowledge has been limited on the effect these have on our health and environment. Reproductive Effects of ...
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First Lallemand Swine Exchange Forum in Spain
Under the title “Relationship of the probiotics with the intestinal functions of piglets”, Lallemand Animal Nutrition organized its first Swine Exchange Forum at the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Zaragoza, in Spain, June 11th. The goal was to explore the role of probiotics in the intestinal functions of pigs, like microbiota regulation, nutrients digestion and the ...
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RevBio Enters the Animal Health Market to Help Improve Canine Dental Care
As its first veterinary application, RevBio, Inc. announced that it has initiated a clinical study to validate the use of its innovative bone adhesive biomaterial to fill tooth extraction sockets in dogs in order to improve healing, maintain and support jaw thickness, and restore the structural stability which may help resist potential mandibular fractures. "Many dogs, especially toy dog breeds, ...
By RevBio Inc.
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India boosts budget for science, innovation, crops
Indiahas hiked funds for its ministry of science and technology by 20 per cent in its 2013-14 annual budget, with major initiatives in the agriculture sector and support for grassroots innovations. India’s finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram allocated US$ 1.15 billion (62.7 billion rupees) for the ministry of science and technology in a 22 per cent hike. The department of atomic ...
By SciDev.Net
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EuroTier 2016 will again include the World Poultry Show
Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 1st December 2016 - EuroTier, the world’s leading trade fair for animal production, will once again include the World Poultry Show in 2016. This means next year’s EuroTier will be the only international exhibition for animal producers to include all livestock sectors – dairy, beef cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep and aquaculture – in such a ...
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Crunching genomes to boost animal health
FAO has chosen the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics as a designated reference centre to expand its access to state-of the-art technology in combating dangerous viral infections, including avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease, in farm animals and wildlife. The SIB is equipped with high performance computers, software, databases and a knowledgebase used for screening and monitoring ...
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Grazing management effects on stream pollutants
Surface water quality is important for the proper function of aquatic ecosystems, as well as human needs and recreation. Pasturelands have been found to be major sources of sediment, phosphorus and pathogens in Midwest surface water resources. While poor grazing management may lead to contaminated surface water, little is known about the specific amount of pollution in pasture streams that can be ...
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Cermaq awarded Fish Welfare Prize at Aqua Nor 2021
During Aqua Nor 2021, held in Trondheim, Norway, Cermaq has been recognized and awarded the Fish Welfare Prize from the Fish Welfare Forum, for its improvement work and the results it has reaped, which was developed at Cermaq’s fry plant Holmvåg in Steigen, Norway. These efforts have improved the quality and survival of the fry. Cermaq’s fry facility, Holmvåg, specializes ...
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Smartphone app offers cheap aflatoxin test for farmers
A smartphone application could offer a cheap way for African farming communities to manage cancer-causing toxins produced by a fungus that grows on crops while building a ‘big data’ set to assist research on outbreaks. The Lab-on-Mobile-Device (LMD) platform can detect aflatoxins as accurately as a laboratory test, but can be carried out anywhere at a fraction of the cost using a ...
By SciDev.Net
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