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Controversial GM mielies get green light – Independent Online

Independent OnlineControversial GM mielies get green lightIndependent OnlineAlthough it is unclear whether the SA permit would allow local farmers to plant the seeds or to feed them to livestock and poultry, the African Centre for Biosafety has interpreted the permit as the first “green light” for commercial use of the seeds …and more »

Anthrax Kills 12 Cows in Germany

(The Disease Daily) One cowherd in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany is suffering from a rare outbreak of anthrax disease. The Minister of Agriculture from Magdeburg, the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, revealed on Monday that 12 cows have died due to the infection. To protect from further deaths, the entire herd has been moved to a safe pasture  Read More »

Promising treatment for bioterror weapon seen in primates

(Mass High Tech) Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: SRPT) in Washington and Cambridge has announced that a study of a treatment for a potential biological weapon called the Marburg virus in primates shows significant increases in survival rates when administered up to four days after infection. In a statement Thursday, Sarepta – which develops RNA-based therapeutics  Read More »

DRC: Livestock disease hits small farmers in west

(IRINnews.org) KINSHASA, 19 July 2012 (IRIN) – Thousands of goat farmers in parts of Bandundu Province in western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are counting their losses after an outbreak of the deadly livestock disease peste des petits ruminants (PPR). “[Livestock] farmers have become miserable with many unable to sustain their livelihoods after the death  Read More »

Molecular foot-and-mouth disease vaccine developed at Plum Island Animal

(DVM 360) In June, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) granted a conditional license for a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for use in cattle. The vaccine was developed at Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Orient Point, N.Y., in partnership with the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Chemical and Biological Defense Division. According to the  Read More »

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