Research and Online News |
Antivirulence factor found in Salmonella
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, discover an antivirulence factor in Salmonella which could be exploited to improve vaccines. More |
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Plant cell vaccines have potential to combat animal disease
Plant vaccines have the potential to meet most of the criteria needed in an ideal vaccine but a greater R&D effort involving commercial companies and public funds is needed to exploit the benefits of the new technologies. More |
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United front to tackle pig disease
A workshop funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is to study porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS). More |
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The Directory is now available in digital format
Here you can find the key contacts for over 5,000 companies worldwide across the entire market including CROs, regulatory consultants, distributors and advertising agencies. The digital format allows you to click through to contacts' email and website taking you straight to the relevant contact. More
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Blog: Down on the Pharm |
Feeding the 300 million
Without the use of growth promoting antibiotics in livestock farming, how is it possible for the US to feed her people? More
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Fame from the ocean floor
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of Southern California is attempting to fix a hole in its budget by selling the opportunity to name new species of marine life that it discovers every year. More
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Research
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Veterinary Therapeutics: Research in Applied veterinary Medicine; Vol 9, No 1; Spring 2008 (VLS/MediMedia)
Comparison of the time required to administer three different fluke and worm combination products to commercial beef
cattle at housing
Webster R, Knox K, Berger F, Delaveau J, Forbes A |
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Environmental Science & Technology; Vol 42, No 6; March 2008 (American Chemical Society)
Bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals and other anthropogenic waste indicators in earthworms from agricultural soil amended with biosolid or swine manure
Kinney CA, Furlong ET, Kolpin DW, Burkhardt MR, Zaugg SD, Werner SL, Bossio JP, Benotti MJ |
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Movers & Shakers |
NIAA honors animal agriculture members
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) honors three of its members for outstanding service and dedication. More |
Kemin AgriFoods promotes Kristi Krafka to VP of regulatory affairs
Kristi Krafka is now the vice-president of regulatory affairs, quality assurance and quality control at Kemin AgriFoods. More |
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