Benefits of adding calcium to prepartum diets. Benefits of adding calcium to prepartum diets. Achieving an appropriate calcium balance in dairy cows is critical near calving, but not only to ensure a healthy transition to lactation. According to a new study from the University of Illinois, calcium added to acidified prepartum diets can improve a […]
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Evaluation of meat from slow-growing broilers. Evaluation of meat from slow-growing broilers. It is believed that by growing chickens in a semi-intensive system and giving them more time to attain maturity, muscle abnormalities in slower growing chickens might be reduced. A recent study evaluated carcass quality, composition and consumer evaluation of meat from slow-growing
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Role of the hatchery in Antibiotic Free (ABF) production. Role of the hatchery in Antibiotic Free (ABF) production. In the hatchery itself there is never a direct reason to apply antibiotics, as the chicks do not stay here for any length of time. If antibiotics are applied (in-ovo or by injection after hatch) this
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New marine strandings app launched The public is being asked to help improve the recording of marine wildlife found stranded on Scotland’s beaches. The Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (Smass) has developed a free app. Called Beach Track, it can also be used for uploading information on pollution found on shorelines. Inverness-based Smass investigates the
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