In this part 1 of a two-part series, a K-State veterinarian provides a look into how environmental factors, including heat stress, coupled with the use of beta-agonists potentially plays a role in cattle fatigue. In agricultural ...
Tags: Beta-Agonists, Cattle Fatigue, Environment, Agriculture
What did Tyrannosaurus rex really look like? Depending on which artist's impression you look at, the carnivorous king of the Cretaceous was a dull grey, an earthy brown, maybe a dark green... perhaps it was ochre, or even the colour of a ...
Tags: prehistoric fossil, dinosaur, pigment, reptile fossils
For the first time in nearly 10 years, the nation's beef herd may be poised for growth, which could mean relief from rising meat prices. But with the fewest cattle in the beef supply since the 1960s, slow growth won't cut prices anytime ...
Tags: Beef, Beef Herd, Growth of US Beef Herd
Using a mouse model, US researchers have linked neurodevelopmental symptoms similar to those seen in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) patients to changes seen in the bacteria in the animals' guts. ASD is diagnosed when individuals exhibit ...
Tags: Probiotics, Autism, Treatment for Autism
A 20% drop in the price of distiller dried grains, or DDG, after top consumer China turned away two shipments that may contain unapproved genetically modified corn strains are "clearly a negative" for US ethanol producers which rely on the ...
Like salmon in reverse, long-snouted Bandringa sharks migrated downstream from freshwater swamps to a tropical coastline to spawn 310 million years ago, leaving behind fossil evidence of one of the earliest known shark nurseries. That's ...
Tags: Bandringa sharks, shark nurseries, migration, ancient river delta system
Low gut microbial diversity in the intestines of infants can increase the risk for asthma development. These are the findings of the age 7 follow-up in a multi-year study led by researchers at Link?ping University in Sweden. In 2011 the ...
Tags: Gut Microbial Diversity, Asthma, Infant
Victoria's Secret launches the sexy 2014 swim collection, which coincides with the release of the brand's coveted Swim Catalogue. This year's Swim Catalogue was inspired by "Angel Journey's" to the most glamorous beach destinations in the ...
Tags: Swim Collection, Victoria's Secret
Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world's largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today announced the signing of an agreement that will further strengthen ...
Tags: Henry Schein, acquisition, Arseus
Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de València have obtained new products fermented with probiotic bacteria from grains and nuts - what is known as plant-based or vegetable "milks" - which are an alternative to ...
Tags: Universitat Politècnica de València, probiotic bacteria
The benefit that premature infants gain from skin-to-skin contact with their mothers is measurable even 10 years after birth, reports a new study in Biological Psychiatry. Physical contact with babies is essential for their physical and ...
Tags: premature infants, skin-to-skin contact, physical contact
As the National Pork Board sets its course for 2015 through 2020, the organization's strategic planning task force was recently presented an analysis of top trends in the economic and food production environment that are most likely to ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Pork
Swiss officials have enacted a law prohibiting the use of hyperflexion (also known as rollkur) in that country. The law applies to competitive events as well as training sessions, said Regula Kennel, communications director of ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Provide cattle with adequate feed and protection from winter weather extremes. While humans are able to cope with this winter's pattern of relatively warm temperatures followed by extremely cold temperatures in the northern Plains, cattle ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
By Bruce Cochrane The chair of the Banff Pork Seminar Organizing Committee says this year's conference will focus on today's challenges and tomorrow's opportunities. The 2014 edition of the Banff Pork Seminar is slated for January 21 to ...