-
Antibiotics could be cut by up to one-third
Nine in 10 dairy farmers participating in a new survey from the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RADBF) say that the farming industry must take a proactive lead in the battle against antibiotic resistance. Those questioned also think that over the next five years they could cut their o...Read more -
Turn up parasite control before spring turn out
Spring turn out time is right around the corner for beef cattle producers. But, before you open the gate be sure parasite control is on your to-do list. “Don’t just talk about parasite control, do it,” advises Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist. Cole says monitorin...Read more -
Before retinal cells die, they regenrated, blindness study finds
Until relatively recently, the dogma in neuroscience was that neurons, including the eye’s photoreceptor cells, rods and cones, do not regenerate. This is the reason that nerve damage is thought to be so grave. More recent studies have poked holes in this belief by showing that, in some ver...Read more -
Common Cattle Diseases
While it isn’t possible to cover the full range of animal diseases and conditions, it is useful to know something about the ones that are among the most common. If you think your livestock need treatment of any of the listed conditions or the animal just doesn’t seem right but you don’...Read more -
Anaplasmosis
Anaplasmosis is a vector-borne, infectious blood disease in cattle caused by the rickesttsial parasites Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma centrale. It occurs primarily in warm tropical and subtropical areas. The disease is not contagious but is transmitted most commonly by ticks. It can also be...Read more -
Relax, For now, Covid-19 Doesn’t Afftect Livestock
Years back while in veterinary school, our public health professor of zoonosis warned us that failure to recognise diseases in wild and domestic animals that can be transmitted to humans is the greatest sin a vet can commit. The diseases are called zoonoses. He further told us that such diseases ...Read more -
Herd immunity: Disease transmission from wildlife to livestock
Summary: Scientists provide guidelines for minimizing the risk of spreading disease between elk and cattle in Southern Alberta. Transmission of diseases from wildlife to livestock is a common threat in Alberta, according to new research by University of Alberta biologists. Foothills in the south...Read more -
A faster, better way to detect salmonella in meat, chicken
A team of scientists led by University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers has found a faster and more precise way to detect salmonella in beef and chicken, a finding that could help prevent major illnesses. Salmonella is the lauding cause of bacteria-associated foo...Read more -
Responding to Covid-19 — A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic?
In any crisis, leaders have two equally important responsibilities: solve the immediate problem and keep it from happening again. The Covid-19 pandemic is a case in point. We need to save lives now while also improving the way we respond to outbreaks in general. The first point is more pressing, ...Read more -
Pigs’ genetic code altered in bid to tackle deadly virus
Researchers have made an advance in the fight against a deadly virus that affects pigs. The team used advanced genetic techniques to produce pigs that are potentially resilient to African Swine Fever — a highly contagious disease that kills up to two-thirds of infected animals. The new pig...Read more -
A common enemy: Through clinical trials, veterinarian fights cancer in animals, humans
Raelene Wouda’s passion for improving cancer treatment starts with our four-legged friends. Wouda, Kansas State University assistant professor of clinical sciences, is conducting clinical trials to treat cancers in dogs, cats and other companion animals. When pet owners bring their dogs, ca...Read more -
Bio-digester supplies energy to 3000 farms
The principle of action of the digestive system of a cow served as a model to Camilo Pagés and Alexander Eaton to create a container that receives organic waste, mostly livestock manure, where it is mixed with millions of bacteria to obtain natural gas integrated mostly of methane, called biogas,...Read more -
More for less in pastures
Getting more for less is an attractive concept. But it isn’t that easy when it comes to producing more food on less land with fewer resources. R. Howard Skinner has been researching this idea of more for less in agriculture. Skinner is a physiological plant ecologist and member of the USDA...Read more -
A New Year, A New Chapter!
A New Year, A New Chapter! Dear valued customers: After a year’s hardworking, Fangtong people will celebrate the spring festival from 19stJanuary to 2ndFebruary. In the past year of 2019, loyal clients from various countries have given us a lot of help and kind support, on behalf of everyone at...Read more -
‘Camera pill’ to examine horses
Veterinary and engineering researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) have teamed up to harness imaging technology to fill in a blank area in animal health — what goes on in a horse’s gut? “Whenever I talk to students about the horse abdomen, I put up a picture of a ...Read more -
Happy cows make more nutritious milk
Daily infusions with a chemical commonly associated with feelings of happiness were shown to increase calcium levels in the blood of Holstein cows and the milk of Jersey cows that had just given birth. The results, published in the Journal of Endocrinology, could lead to a better understanding of...Read more -
Doggy paddles help dogs to stay on the move
Canine hydrotherapy improves the mobility of Labradors suffering from elbow dysplasia. Not only this, it also positively affects the strides of healthy dogs, showing great potential as both a therapeutic tool and an effective way to keep your dog fit. Mobility is a huge issue for dogs suffering f...Read more -
Cutting cattle carbon Bad breath and flatulence
Cattle have bad breath and commonly suffer from severe, chronic flatus generating large amounts of methane, which is a greenhouse gas and a driver of anthropogenic global warming. There is an obvious answer to this problem, stop breeding cattle. Unfortunately a large proportion of us enjoy our bo...Read more -
Cooling cows efficiently with water spray
Dairies use intermittent sprinkler systems to cool cows in warm weather, but little experimental work has been done to determine how much water is needed to achieve beneficial effects. A group of dairy scientists conducted a study at the University of California, Davis, to examine the effects of ...Read more -
Cows in glass tanks help to reduce methane emissions
In the future, the breeding of the climate-friendly cow can be speeded up by using genetic information. A recent study identifies areas in the cow’s genotype which are linked to the amount of methane it produces. Cows subjected to study did not unnecessarily chew their cuds when being place...Read more -
Consumption of natural estrogens in cow’s milk does not affect blood levels or reproductive health
Estrogen occurs naturally in cow’s milk. Recently, there has been concern that consuming milk containing elevated amounts of estrogen could affect blood levels of the hormone in humans, leading to an increased risk of some cancers. A new study published in the Journal of Dairy Science® inve...Read more -
Consumers sour on milk exposed to LED light
Got LED light? Display cases and grocery stores increasingly do, and that’s bad news for milk drinkers. Cornell University researchers in the Department of Food Science found that exposure to light-emitting diode (LED) sources for even a few hours degrades the perceived quality of fluid mil...Read more -
Computers learn to spot deadly bacteria
Machine learning can predict strains of bacteria likely to cause food poisoning outbreaks, research has found. The study — which focused on harmful strains of E. coli bacteria — could help public health officials to target interventions and reduce risk to human health. Researchers at ...Read more -
Climate change may hurt animals’ ability to live on toxic plants
University of Utah lab experiments found that when temperatures get warmer, woodrats suffer a reduced ability to live on their normal diet of toxic creosote – suggesting that global warming may hurt plant-eating animals. “This study adds to our understanding of how climate change may ...Read more
mobile station