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Researchers get $500,000 grant to develop safe milk test
South Bend Tribune Staff ReportSOUTH BEND -- A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame and Purdue University has received a three-year $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a new technology to rapidly test milk and other dairy products for...Tags: Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Education, Financial Aid, Science and Technology
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USDA starts new program to track farm animals
MILWAUKEE - The federal government has launched a new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of disease. It is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's second attempt at implementing such a system,...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Scabies , Food Industry, Tuberculosis
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N.D. board orders additional testing of Idaho cattle
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota is requiring brucellosis testing for cattle and bison brought into the state from Idaho, to help keep North Dakota's livestock industry free of the disease. A recent state and federal review found concerns with efforts...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses
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Advances in science are among mankind's greatest achievements
The pessimist might be tempted to look at mankind's most turbulent history since history began and be discouraged about the future. Many evils have been perpetrated by humans, including wars, genocide and massacres. Despite the sometimes tragic nature...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines
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Early warnings on BioWatch
WASHINGTON — Scientists who helped pioneer BioWatch, the government's system for detecting a biological attack on the U.S., knew from the start that it was prone to false alarms, records show. Between 2003, when the nationwide network of air...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Invention and Innovation, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Wild hogs running loose in the country
Invasive species are a natural disaster waiting to happen. In some cases, there is a very real danger to humans, such as the Burmese Python in South Florida. In many cases, the threat to humans is indirect, yet no less important, such as Saltcedar's...Tags: Anthrax, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dog (animal), Viral Diseases and Infections, Infertility
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Pacific Northwest declares war on feral swine
Q13 FOX News OnlineOfficials from Washington, Oregon and Idaho announced a campaign Monday to fend off a new threat to the region: Feral pigs. Operation "Squeal on Pigs" is meant to halt the rapid expansion of feral swine populations in the Pacific Northwest by providing... -
Behind the Scenes: Alaska SeaLife Center
Channel 2 NewsDubbed a "window to the sea," the Alaska SeaLife Center is a big destination for residents and visitors to the Last Frontier. But Alaska’s only public aquarium is more than just a tourist attraction -- it’s a facility where dozens of...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Environmental Pollution, Kidney Infection, Tour Operations Industry, Diseases and Illnesses
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No #CWD found in #Pennsylvania #deer
Lehigh Valley WildChronic wasting disease (CWD) was not found in samples taken from hunter-killed deer during the state’s 2011 hunting season, according to Dr. Walt Cottrell, Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife veterinarian. In 2011, a total of 3,766 samples from... -
Ag rule changes considered at Pierre interim sessions
Interim Rules Committee met on May 29 with a full agenda. Committee members decided to meet in Pierre at least once during the interim to provide for direct face-to-face discussion on the proposed rules. Among the items addressed were: · The...Tags: Health, Agricultural Research and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Tuberculosis, Science and Technology
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Here's to you, self-locking head lock inventor
I'm not a very complicated person, so often it is the simple things in life that are most rewarding for me. I was vaccinating some calves for a farmer a few days ago and, like many times before, I had a revelation in the middle of the process. It wasn't a...Tags: Entertainment Events, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Health, Disease Prevention
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Texas Ranchers Brace for New Cattle ID Rules
Texas Tribune
In Dan Gattis’ Georgetown pasture, cows and their newborn calves have bright yellow ear tags with identification numbers.
“I can take that knife and pull that ear tag out,” said Gattis, a former state representative,...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Hurricane Ike (2008), Georgetown
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Jan 30, 2012
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