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Livestock treatment debated at Supreme Court

(CNN) The meat industry says being forced to immediately euthanize all nonambulatory animals would hurt its ability to detect and fight one particularly virulent disease: foot-and-mouth, which is highly contagious. The industry says federal inspection is …

November 11, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Ministry of health assures on anthrax outbreak

(UGPulse.com) The ministry of health says the recent outbreak of Anthrax disease in the western region is under control and should not cause panic. The outbreak was reported in Sheema district, with 2 people and 3 animals reported dead and is suspected to have spread …

November 11, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Agents & Toxins, Agriculture, and Public Health
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China’s worsening hog disease fueling US exports

(CattleNetwork.com) Two major afflictions, foot and mouth disease and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, have forced Chinese hog farmers to slaughter animals to contain outbreak, Rabobank said. That’s led to a drop of about 15 percent in prices for …

November 10, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Agriculture, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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AIU Ph.D Asks: Could Invasive Species Become the Next Biological Weapon?

(MarketWatch) Roberge’s doctoral dissertation is entitled “Introduced Species as a Biological Weapon.” (Roberge is continuing his research on non-indigenous species and their potential use as biological weapons as well as biodefense).

November 10, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Biological Weapons
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Video: Re-energising Global Agricultural Productivity

(OECD) OECD Trade and Agriculture Director Ken Ash speaks with Rose O’Donovan, editor of Agra Focus and Agra Facts, about agricultural productivity, reform of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and ensuring global food security.