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 What you don’t know won’t hurt you?
Commentary by Mike McMorris, LRIC CEO, January 2021: Another saying that has been around forever. It used to seem about right to me but now, it just seems wrong. Amongst the many learnings the COVID-19 reality that we are all living is understanding that knowledge on a broader range of topics is a necessity.
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Funding opportunities
- African Swine Fever prevention and mitigation
- Food waste reduction challenge
- Egg Farmers of Ontario/Dr. Donald Shaver Scholarships in sustainable poultry production
- 2021 Canadian Meat Science Association Scholarships
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Poultry: Reducing Marek's disease spread by inhibiting cholesterol
Scientists at the UK's Pirbright Institute have discovered that interrupting production of a protein in the cholesterol pathway of poultry can reduce the spread of Marek's disease virus. This could lead to development of new treatments and vaccines for the virus, which costs the global poultry industry an estimated $1 billion US annually.
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Swine: Probiotics could improve meat quality, study shows
Research recently completed in China shows supplementing swine rations with a probiotic improves meat quality when compared to pigs fed a diet that included antibiotics. Very little is known about the effects of antibiotics or probiotics on amino acid and fatty acid composition or muscle fibre characteristics in pork. The probiotic used in the study, Lactobacillus reuteri, was found in previous work to boost growth performance and alleviate diarrhea in piglets.
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Beef: Europe launches beef innovation network
The Beef Innovation Network Europe has been launched to help 1.8 million beef farmers across 10 European Union member countries to tackle sustainability challenges. A leading goal of the network is to translate research results into on-farm implementation.
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Dairy: Can better calf management extend cow longevity?
Canadian researchers have launched a project looking at the long term influence of calf management and feeding strategies on cow longevity and performance. The goal is to identify best management practices that can help dairy calves reach their full genetic potential. The project is part of Canada's dairy research cluster three and will involve 1500 farms in Quebec and the Maritimes.
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Small ruminants: New treatment to prevent sheep parasites
A new para-probiotic (an inactive probiotic) treatment ouf of the United States is being hailed as ground-breaking against a leading sheep parasite. The H. contortus parasite is the number one health problem in the U.S. sheep industry. The newly developed treatment from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is derived from soil-borne bacteria that can produce a protein that ultimately kills the parasite.
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Feed: Virus spread through feed needs addressing
The livestock industry should pay more attention to the spread of viruses through animal feed and feed ingredients. That's according to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Tehran, Iran, which says that strict measures to control the spread of disease via live animals should also be adapted for feed. Some viruses have been shown to survive lengthy transport times.
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Climate change: Methane-reducer wins international award
A seaweed feed additive that has been shown to dramatically reduce methane emissions from cattle and sheep has won one of four prestigious Food Plant Prizes. The additive, called FutureFeed, was developed by Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSRIO) and can reduce methane outputs by over 90 per cent. It was commercialized in 2020 with support from Australian retail company Woolworths.
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Agtech: Lowering the cost of entering carbon markets with technology
A new project in Australia is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to do carbon mapping and develop a low-cost carbon accounting method that will make it more cost-effective for farmers to enter carbon markets. Led by FarmLab, the goal is to encourage one million farmers to sequester one billion tonnes of carbon by 2025.
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One Heath: Pooling resources to deal with antimicrobial resistance
Global leaders, including the World Health Organization and the World Organization for Animal Health, are joining forces to address antimicrobial resistance. In recognition of its impact on both animal and human health, they've launched the One Health Global Leaders Groups on Antimicrobial Resistance.
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