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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Poultry, Coronavirus/COVID, Animal Health,

Viewpoint: Anti-technology activists claim coronavirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by intensive farming. Here’s why they are dead wrong

It is often asserted that intensive livestock systems increase the risk of zoonotic diseases, and this argument is used to make the case for a switch to more extensive, lower yielding farming practices.

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TOPIC(S): Ag United Kingdom, Animal Health,

07/05/2022 SOURCE: www.standardmedia.co.ke

Anthrax; Here is all you need to know

The disease occurs and is fatal in wild and domestic herbivores like antelope, cattle, camel, sheep and goats.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Antibiotics, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag United Kingdom, Animal Health,

06/23/2022 SOURCE: www.farminguk.com

Pig sector antibiotic use falls again despite challenging year

The UK pig sector reduced antibiotic use by 17% in 2021 despite farmers experiencing an extremely challenging year, new figures show.

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TOPIC(S): Equine/Horse, Conservation/Tillage, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Animal Health,

06/20/2022 SOURCE: elcr.org

Conservation Tools for Horse Lands

What We Can Do to Protect Our Horse Lands, Facilities and Trails There are many tools for protecting open lands, including horse farms and ranches, competition venues, trails, hay fields, and the...

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Animal Health,

06/10/2022 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk

African swine fever vaccine ready for use, say scientists - Farmers Weekly

A treatment to protect pigs from the deadly African swine fever (ASF) virus has moved a step closer after scientists in Vietnam claimed to have an

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Team AgWiki
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Animal Health,

Vietnam develops 'world's first' African swine fever vaccine for commercial use

Vietnam said on Wednesday it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country to commercially produce and export it.

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TOPIC(S): Lamb/Sheep, Ag United Kingdom, Animal Health,

05/10/2022 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk

Abortion survey prompts warning at lambing - Farmers Weekly

Any farms with a 2% abortion rate should investigate enzootic abortion in ewes (EAE) this lambing season, say vets reacting to new industry data. Two

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Randy Krotz
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Dairy, Agriculture US, Antibiotics, Animal Health,

This story is a month old, but I felt like it might be worth posting again.

What farmers need to know about FDA guidance ending OTC antibiotics - Farm and Dairy

Beginning in June 2023, farmers won’t be able to buy any over-the-counter antibiotics for their animals.

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TOPIC(S): Antibiotics, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Animal Health,

05/06/2022 SOURCE: phys.org

Study pins down role of chance in emergence of antibiotic resistance

Researchers from Konstantin Severinov's laboratory have shown what luck has to do with bacterial cells acquiring and retaining small DNA molecules called plasmids in spite of the countering action of ...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Lamb/Sheep, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Animal Health,

Sheep gets 80 pounds of wool shaved off after getting lost in the forest for years - Green World

A sheep was covered with its own wool and was left in the wild for a couple of years. When someone stumbled upon him, the sheep’s life drastically changed for the better. Why shear a sheep’s wool? Sheep are unique farm livestock; in fact, they are much different than cows and goats in many ways.

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