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Researchers from North Carolina State University and West Virginia University have developed a new technology that can reduce air pollutant emissions from some chicken and swine barns, and also reduce their energy use by recovering and possibly generating heat.
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Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, among others, have taken the first step in developing a new type of vaccine to protect chickens against coccidiosis, the most important parasite of poultry globally.
A vaccine of this type ? based on proteins from the coccidiosis bug rather than being derived from a live parasite ? could be produced on a larger scale than is currently possible so could be used to provide much more widespread protection to chicken flocks.
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 | Its head looks like a turkey, its body resembles a chicken -- now scientists can explain why one of the poultry world's most curious specimens has developed such a distinctive look in next week's issue of the online, open-access journal PLoS Biology. ...> Full Article |
According to new nutrition data from the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, eggs are lower in cholesterol than previously thought. The USDA-ARS recently reviewed the nutrient composition of standard large eggs, and results show the average amount of cholesterol in one large egg is 185 mg, 14 percent lower than previously recorded. The analysis also revealed that large eggs now contain 41 IU of vitamin D, an increase of 64 percent.
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Chickens genetically modified to prevent them spreading bird flu have been produced by researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh.
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There's no substantial quality difference between organically and conventionally produced eggs. That's one of a number of findings in an Agricultural Research Service study examining various aspects of egg quality.
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Attenuated live vaccines that protect poultry against Newcastle Disease may be altering the genetic makeup of the wild virus strains, which could make future outbreaks unpredictable and difficult to tackle, according to biologists.
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Reducing the cost of keeping broiler chickens warm could result from research by Agricultural Research Service scientists and university cooperators.
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 | Most of us are aware of the potential health benefits of omega-3 found in fish oil and flax seed. Now researchers are looking at how omega-3 may help laying hens avoid bone damage. ...> Full Article |
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