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James Murdoch, Rebellious Scion: Increasingly uncomfortable with News Corp ’s politics and profit motives, Rupert’s younger son chose...
Increasingly uncomfortable with News Corp’s politics and profit motives, Rupert’s younger son chose chickens and sheep over Fox, and...
Source: Reuters: Health - October 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Boosting chickens' own immune response could curb disease
(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Broiler chicken producers the world over are all too familiar with coccidiosis, a parasite-borne intestinal disease that stalls growth and winnows flocks. Various approaches, developed over decades, have been used to control coccidiosis, but the disease remains widespread. Recent research from the University of Illinois supports the use of immunomodulatory and antioxidant feed additives to reduce the effects of coccidiosis.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
WLR Slim Chickens Rings Up $2.3M Sale (Real Deals)
Bad Brothers LLC, led by Blake Phillips, bought the 2,456-SF eatery at 16105 Chenal Parkway.
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - September 28, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Broad beans versus soybeans as feedstuff for dual-purpose chickens
(University of G ö ttingen) Practices of the poultry industry have raised ethical and ecological concerns: ethical concerns include culling day-old male chicks of egg-laying breeds; ecological concerns include importing large quantities of soybeans for feedstuff. Researchers at G ö ttingen University looked at using a regional crop - like broad beans - and dual-purpose chicken breeds (suitable for both meat and egg-laying). They found that these were both suitable alternatives, which did not impact the quality of chicken meat. Results were published in Foods.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 23, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Epigenetics linked to genetic differences between domesticated and wild chickens
(Link ö ping University) Some of the genetic differences that have arisen between domesticated chickens and their wild ancestors, the red junglefowl, are linked to epigenetic changes, according to a new study published in Nature Ecology& Evolution. Scientists at Link ö ping University, Sweden, have discovered a small number of " hotspots " in the DNA that control epigenetic changes at hundreds of other locations throughout the genome.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Slower growing chickens experience higher welfare, commercial scale study finds
Slower growing broiler chickens are healthier and have more fun than conventional breeds of birds, new evidence from an independent commercial scale farm trial has shown. The study carried out by researchers from FAI Farms, the University of Bristol and The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, is published today [16 September], in Scientific Reports.
Source: University of Bristol news - September 16, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Veterinary School; Press Release Source Type: news
He turned his concrete patio into an edible garden with fruit trees
Ken Sparks transformed the East L.A. hardscape into a fertile landscape, with chickens, a butterfly garden and organic vegetables
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Boone Source Type: news
Domesticated chickens have smaller brains
(Link ö ping University) Researchers from Link ö ping University suggest a process by which the timid junglefowl from the rain forest could have become today's domesticated chicken. When the scientists selectively bred the junglefowl with least fear of humans for 10 generations, the offspring acquired smaller brains and found it easier to become accustomed to frightening but non-hazardous events. The results shed new light over how domestication may have changed animals so much in a relatively short time.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 26, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
He turned his concrete patio in East L.A. into an edible garden with fruit trees
His East L.A. backyard is mostly concrete, but Ken Sparks has transformed the hardscape into something alive, with chickens, a butterfly garden and organic vegetables.
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Boone Source Type: news
You Probably Won ’t Catch the Coronavirus From Frozen Food
Reports that the virus was detected in a trans-continental shipment of frozen chicken wings sparked concerns online. But experts aren ’t worried.
Source: NYT Health - August 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine J. Wu Tags: Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Food Contamination and Poisoning Containers and Packaging Chickens your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Slim Chickens CEO Sees Different Strategies Used in Pandemic
As the leader of a multinational company, Tom Gordon, co-founder and CEO of the fast-casual restaurant chain Slim Chickens, has a better perspective than many on government handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - July 27, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: news
New backyard chicken fad has risks, warns veterinarian
An infectious disease veterinarian who warns that raising chickens and other kinds poultry can be risky is advocating for good education.
Source: CBC | Health - July 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/PEI Source Type: news
The Fourth of July Weekend Threw America ’s Coronavirus Failures Into Stark Relief
If you’re American, you can be forgiven if you didn’t particularly feel like celebrating your country during this year’s Fourth of July holiday. If you’re not, your feelings toward the U.S., whether pity or schadenfreude, are understandable.
The majority of the other early epicenters of the pandemic have largely figured this out, their curves crashing downwards and a sense of optimism returning and civic pride growing. But the U.S., despite being perhaps the nation best prepared to handle a pandemic of this scale and scope, has epically foundered. On July 2, the U.S. tallied over 50,000 new daily ca...
Source: TIME: Health - July 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elijah Wolfson Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals to SARS-coronavirus 2
In this study, we investigated the susceptibility of ferrets and animals in close contact with humans to SARS-CoV-2. We found that SARS-CoV-2 replicates poorly in dogs, pigs, chickens, and ducks, but ferrets and cats are permissive to infection. Additionally, cats are susceptible to airborne transmission. Our study provides insights into the animal models for SARS-CoV-2 and animal management for COVID-19 control.
Source: ScienceNOW - May 27, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Shi, J., Wen, Z., Zhong, G., Yang, H., Wang, C., Huang, B., Liu, R., He, X., Shuai, L., Sun, Z., Zhao, Y., Liu, P., Liang, L., Cui, P., Wang, J., Zhang, X., Guan, Y., Tan, W., Wu, G., Chen, H., Bu, Z. Tags: Microbiology reports Source Type: news
Past is prologue: Genetic 'memory' of ancestral environments helps organisms readapt
(University of Michigan) Organisms carry long-term 'memories' of their ancestral homelands that help them adapt to environmental change, according to a new study that involved raising chickens on the Tibetan Plateau and an adjacent lowland site.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 22, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
