Researchers from ETH Zurich, the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), and the Free University of Brussels gathered nearly 1,000 publications and unpublished veterinary reports from around … Antibiotic resistance in food animals nearly tripled since 2000Read more
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How Indian poultry farming is creating global superbugs
On a farm in the Rangareddy district in India, near the southern metropolis of Hyderabad, a clutch of chicks has just been delivered. Some 5,000 … How Indian poultry farming is creating global superbugsRead more
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Turkeys Are Twice as Big as They Were in 1960
A turkey today is not the turkey of yesteryear. For decades, animal breeders have been transforming the genomes of turkeys to make them grow larger. … Turkeys Are Twice as Big as They Were in 1960Read more
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“Woody breast” could bite the chicken business
The poultry industry has a fowl problem: an emerging phenomenon called “woody breast.” While it’s not harmful to humans, the condition causes chicken breasts to … “Woody breast” could bite the chicken businessRead more
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Vaccines on Chicken Farms Create Supervirus
The problem of routine antibiotic use on factory farms has generated a lot of ink lately—especially after this startling recent report on a possible link … Vaccines on Chicken Farms Create SupervirusRead more
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Is Factory Farm Poop Giving Fish a Sex Change?
In his 1977 classic The Unsettling of America, Wendell Berry described a major change that came along with the post-World War II rise of factory-scale … Is Factory Farm Poop Giving Fish a Sex Change?Read more
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Mali’s Goat & The Crime of the Century
Milk Mama Goat farm UC Berkley Oakland Shareholder dairy – Herd’s share Community supported agriculture All co-producers Obama administration’s Food Safety chief was former Monsanto … Mali’s Goat & The Crime of the CenturyRead more