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ALL CAPS
Commentary by Mike McMorris, LRIC CEO, June 2021: I recently heard a CBC news reporter use the phrase “all caps” to identify people that live to be outraged about one issue or another.
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New Chair, Vice Chair at Livestock Research Innovation Corporation
News release, 15 June 2021: LRIC elected a new Chair and Vice Chair and welcomed two new directors to its board at its recent annual general meeting. Brian Miller, a Huron County farmer and the poultry industry representative on the board, takes over as Chair of the organization. Don Gordon, who farms in Durham Region and represents Dairy Farmers of Ontario, is the new Vice Chair.
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Poultry: False layer syndrome linked to early infectious bronchitis exposure
Research is increasingly suggesting that False Layer Syndrome, which prevents hens from producing eggs, could be caused by exposure to Infectious Bronchitis Virus in the bird's first week of life. In North America, False Layer Syndrome was first discovered in Canada in 2017 and is now found through primary layer-producing areas in the United States as well.
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Swine: What does a PEDv outbreak cost?
Understanding the costs and losses of a PEDv outbreak can provide a practical approach for farmers to evaluate their biosecurity practices. Effective biosecurity is one of the best ways to prevent disease from entering a farm operation.
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Beef: Rest stops don't provide clear benefit to calves, study shows
An Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research team studying the impacts of long-distance transport on cattle has found that rest stops did not provide any clear, across-the-board benefits for all groups of calves. Pre-conditioning helped calves travel better and the team is now studying whether calves benefit from an eight-hour rest period after 36-hours of travel before travelling another 12-hours to their final destination.
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Dairy: No link between milk and higher cholesterol levels
A study of two million people has found that regular milk consumption is not a significant issue for cardiovascular disease risk. While people who regularly drank milk had a higher Body Mass Index scores, they had lower leverls of both good and bad cholesterol than non-milk drinkers. The study was completed by researchers from the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
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Small ruminants: Breeding sheep for climate resilience
Scottish and Greek scientists have found that some Chios sheep in the Mediterranean, whose milk is used in production of feta and other cheeses, are more resilient than others to temperature fluctuations. Identifying the genes associated with temperature tolerance could help in breeding animals that are more climate resilient, researchers say.
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Aquaculture: Smart system keeps fish farms safe from algae blooms
Machine learning software and a custom digital microscope developed in Waterloo can automatically identify harmful algae in water. Blue Lion Labs is also working on an underwater imaging system to automatically identify and track sea lice prevalence in water.
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Sustainability: Microalgae could clean up meat processing waste water
Researchers from Murdoch University have launched a three year project with an abattoir in Western Australia to test the potential of microalgae to clean up meat processing waste water and convert it into useable products. The final step involves testing the suitability of the purified water for re-use in the abattoir.
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Environment: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with N-inhibitors
Using nitrogen inhibitors can help farmers significantly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, suggests new research from the University of Guelph. The three-year field study in corn found two commercially available inhibitors reduced nitrous oxide emissions by more than 50 per cent.
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Automation: Italy develops integrated livestock farm monitoring system
An integrated IT system for livestock farm risk analysis developed by the Italian Ministry of Health is attracting attention. "ClassyFarm" is particularly effective in monitoring agricultural antibiotic use reduction in Italy, but also covers biosecurity, animal welfare, antimicrobial resistance adn slaugher plant checks. Farms can benchmark their farm data against that of their peers in the same zone, region or even nationally for each category.
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Sustainability: Calls grow for national agri-food sustainability index in Canada
A private-public coalition of 34 partners has released a business case to establish Canada's first agri-food sustainability index. The coalition is now looking for stakeholder feedback and new members, and is evaluating funding options for the project.
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Livestock alternatives: You don't need cows to make leather
Alternative leathers made from mycelium, the vegetative part of fungus, are being used to create products like bags, clothing and shoes. The "vegan leather" industry is gaining the attention of high end apparel companies and the market already generates billions in sales annually.
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