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National Sheep On-Farm Biosecurity Standard Released

(Marketwire) A new voluntary biosecurity standard was introduced today that will help sheep producers improve the health of their flocks and strengthen their on-farm biosecurity activities. “Producers can use the Standard to create a biosecurity plan that meets the specific needs of their operation,” said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “Strengthening on-farm biosecurity protects animal health Read More »

March 29, 2013
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biosafety, and Policy & Initiatives
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Notable Biodefense Contracts: DARPA Awards to Battelle, Harvard

(GlobalBiodefense) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) this month announced two major contract awards under the Dialysis Like Therapeutics (DLT) – Integration program. The President & Fellows of Harvard College of Boston, Mass., was awarded a contract in the amount of $9,259,482. Battelle Memorial Institute of Arlington, Va., was awarded a contract in the Read More »

March 29, 2013
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, Biotechnology, and Research
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Notable Biodefense Contracts: DARPA Awards to Battelle, Harvard

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) this month announced two major contract awards under the Dialysis Like Therapeutics (DLT) – Integration program. The President & Fellows of Harvard College of Boston, Mass., was awarded a contract in the amount … Continue reading →

March 28, 2013
| Filed under Biosafety
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National Sheep On-Farm Biosecurity Standard Released – Marketwire (press release)

National Sheep On-Farm Biosecurity Standard ReleasedMarketwire (press release)"Producers can use the Standard to create a biosecurity plan that meets the specific needs of their operation," said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. "Strengthening on-farm biosecurity protects animal health and, in effect, supports the continued …Biosecurity standards launched for sheep, goat farmsGrainewsall 2 news articles »

March 28, 2013
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US intel: Syrian bioweapons program has moved beyond R&D

(WorldTribune) The United States has determined that Syria, despite civil war, was moving toward biological weapons capability. The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad was advancing in its BW program. In an assessment to Congress, the Office of the National Intelligence Director asserted that Damascus might have achieved Read More »