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Midges 'actively spread' bluetongue epidemic

The midges that spread bluetongue, a devastating livestock disease, across Europe in 2006 weren’t ‘passengers’ on the wind but actively transported the disease, Oxford University scientists ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Four US swans die from bird flu virus

Four swans found dead in Massachusetts had the bird flu virus, authorities said Wednesday, stressing that the strain was not dangerous to humans.

Biology / Plants & Animals

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New livestock virus spreading quickly in Germany: institute

A new livestock disease causing deformities in animals at birth is spreading rapidly in Germany, with at least five European countries affected to date, agriculture authorities said Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Livestock, not Mongolian gazelles, drive foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks

Wildlife health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have published evidence which supports the conclusion that Mongolian gazelles—one of the most populous large land mammals on the planet—are ...

Biology / Ecology

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How far is far enough?

people welcome developments in principle, so long as they are "not in my backyard." But just how big is a backyard? The answer depends on a number of factors and Guenther Schauberger of the University of Veterinary Medicine, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Don't put all your eggs in one basket -- or all your horses on one pasture

Winters in the Gobi desert are usually long and very cold but the winter of 2009-2010 was particularly severe. Millions of livestock died in Mongolia and the re-introduced wild Przewalski's horse population crashed dramatically. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Taiwan culls 1,000 pigs in foot-and-mouth outbreak

Taiwanese authorities said Thursday they had slaughtered nearly 1,000 pigs following the island's worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in more than 14 years.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotics in swine feed encourage gene exchange

A study to be published in the online journal mBio on November 29 shows that adding antibiotics to swine feed causes microorganisms in the guts of these animals to start sharing genes that could spread antibiotic resistance.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Soybean adoption came early by many cultures, archaeologists say

Human domestication of soybeans is thought to have first occurred in central China some 3,000 years ago, but archaeologists now suggest that cultures in even earlier times and in other locations adopted the ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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MRSA thrives even without antibiotics

The MRSA bacterium, which is resistant to antibiotics, has spread rapidly in the past few years on pig farms. Extensive use of antibiotics is thought to help it spread, but reducing the use of antibiotics is not enough to ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bacteria may readily swap beneficial genes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Much as people can exchange information instantaneously in the digital age, bacteria associated with humans and their livestock appear to freely and rapidly exchange genetic material related ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Analyzing the sheep genome for parasite resistance

Genetic resistance to a parasitic nematode that infects sheep has been discovered by a team of scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Culling can't save the Tasmanian devil

Culling will not control the spread of facial tumour disease among Tasmanian devils, according to a new study published this week in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology. Unless a way ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Central Asia's hidden burden of neglected tropical diseases

The open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases will publish an article emphasizing the rising burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Central Asia on Tuesday, Sept. 27th. According to the article's co-aut ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Livestock sellers should provide more information about disease risk, say researchers

University of Warwick Scientists from the UK research councils’ Rural Economy and Land Use program say that better information for buyers could provide the key to controlling many endemic livestock diseases.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Livestock

Livestock (also cattle) refers to one or more domesticated animals reared in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food or fiber, or labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning of "livestock" is common.

Livestock generally is raised for subsistence or for profit. Raising animals (animal husbandry) is an important component of modern agriculture. It has been practiced in many cultures since the transition to farming from hunter-gather lifestyles.

For more information about Livestock, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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