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APHIS Report Shows Agricultural Animals Do Not Pose Risk for Coronavirus

A study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has shown that animals involved...

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Reducing transmission risk of livestock disease | Penn State University

According to a new study, the risk of transmitting the livestock virus PPRV, which threatens 80% of the world’s sheep and goats, increases with certain husbandry practices, including attendance at seasonal grazing camps and the introduction of sheep and goats to the herd.

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Doctor breeds better livestock for Africa - Alliance for Science

When Dr. Baker Bakashaba graduated from Uganda’s Makerere University Medical School in 2014, a close family friend gave him the gift of a cow. The generous gift rekindled Bakashaba’s desire to engage in livestock farming at his rural home in Western Uganda. Motivated by the kind gesture and his family’s farming background, he founded Novine […]

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Hidden health destroyers

by Sally Colby A quick look at market prices for various livestock species will show th...

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Farmer reflects on joys, challenges of raising goats - The Ellsworth American

STEUBEN — “Be careful, goats are addictive” is the cautionary advice that Lisa Reili...

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"by Brady Sidwell of Sidwell Strategies..Happy Memorial Day weekend market watchers! It is the time of year we honor those who have gone before and especially those that have served our great country and given the ultimate sacrifice. It is an unofficial start to summer like no other, thats for sure....Read More