Claw and limb disorders in 12 Norwegian beef-cow herds
The main aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of claw and limb disorders in Norwegian beef-cow herds.

Transmission dynamics of hepatitis E among swine: potential impact upon human infection
The aim of this paper was to assess the transmission potential of HEV infection in swine using seroprevalence survey data from Japan.

Association between molecular markers linked to the Leptin gene and weight gain in postpartum beef cows
A study analyzing the effect of six polymorphisms on the average daily weight gain and reproductive performance in postpartum cows of two beef cattle herds

Crystal-associated cholangiopathy in sheep grazing Brachiaria decumbens containing the saponin protodioscin
The aim of this study was to describe an outbreak of hepatogenous photosensitization in sheep grazing B. decumbens

Milk yields affected by music tempo
Dairy cows produce more milk when listening to REM's 'Everybody Hurts' or Beethoven's 'Pastoral Symphony' than when subjected to Wonderstuff's 'Size of a Cow' or the Beatles' 'Back In The USSR'

Naked Oats Challenge Wheat In Feed Industry
Naked oats has proved to be an excellent avian feed in terms of nutritional value.

Arsenic in chicken feed may pose health risks to humans, C&EN reports
An arsenic-based additive used in chicken feed may pose health risks to humans who eat meat from chickens that are raised on the feed

Geoscientists follow arsenic from chicken feed to streambeds
What happened to the chicken when she crossed the road is less important that what happens to what she eats when it is used as fertilizer.

Poultry probiotics - Easter discovery for UK chicks
UK scientists have discovered a new way to combat food poisoning, by targeting it in living animals using beneficial bacteria.

Bird flu study highlights need to vaccinate flocks effectively
Incomplete vaccination of poultry flocks could make the spread of deadly strains of avian flu such as H5N1 worse

In-shell vaccine for chick disease
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes losses of £23.6M a year to the UK poultry industry but scientists are now developing a new way to vaccinate chicks against the disease

Poultry production in the Netherlands has to change
Poultry production in the Netherlands has to change for a prosperous future.

Stuck in a rut: repetitive rituals of lab, zoo and farm animals a symptom of altered brain function
Animals kept in captivity exhibit stereotypic behaviour that is fundamentally similar to that seen in human conditions of autism and schizophrenia

A system that makes the work of animal farming easier
The INKOA company has devised an intelligent system for the electronic identification of animals which eliminates the errors of current systems for animal and meat product identification.

Antibiotic resistance in farm animals
Pigs and other farm animals are harbouring major reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to research presented today

Agriculture Minister Stresses 'Thorough' Review of Beef
Seoul's Agriculture Minister Park Hong-soo said it's important the U.S. beef quarantine issue be "thoroughly" reviewed.

Sodium chlorate supplementation reduces E. coli O157:H7 populations in cattle
This study indicates that treating cattle with sodium chlorate reduced E. coli, total coliforms, and E. coli O157:H7 populations at a preharvest critical control point.

Arginine Nutrition in Neonatal Pigs
The major objective of this article is to review current knowledge about arginine nutrition in the neonatal pig, which has enormous agricultural importance worldwide...