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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Manitex International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTX), a leading provider of engineered lifting solutions including boom truck cranes, rough terrain forklifts and special mission oriented vehicles, announced today that it has received $6.2 million in new orders for CVS and Badger Equipment products. Delivery is scheduled for second half 2012 and first half 2013. The CVS order is a follow on order from South Africa for a fleet of new terminal...
Localized badger culling in response to bovine tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks increases the risk of infection in nearby herds, according to a new analysis.The study, by researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling at Imperial College London, was published July 13 in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.The findings come as the Government prepares to decide whether to license farmers to organize the widespread culling of badgers over areas of...
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manitex International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNTX), a leading provider of engineered lifting solutions including boom truck and rough terrain cranes, rough terrain forklifts, special mission oriented vehicles and specialized engineered trailers, today announced fourth quarter and full year 2009 results. Fourth Quarter 2009 EPS of $0.34 per share For the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company reported net income of $3.8 million, or $0.34 per share,...
Badger culling is unlikely to be a cost-effective way of helping control cattle TB in Britain, according to research published today in PLoS ONE. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London and the Zoological Society of London, say their findings suggest that the benefits of repeated widespread badger culling, in terms of reducing the incidence of cattle TB, disappear within four years after the culling has ended.Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a disease in cattle that has a serious...
A British government scientist is believed to have contracted bovine tuberculosis from an infected badger, a government official said. Thirty other staff members employed by the government's Food and Environment Research Agency in Woodchester, England, near Stroud, are also being tested for the often deadly infectious disease, said Alison Wilson, FERA's head of executive support. This is the first time a suspected case of mycobacterium bovis has jumped the species barrier and caused human...
Platteville's Business U.S. 151 East Corridor has its first gas station. Badger State Ethanol opened for business last week, just south of the Mineral Street and East Side Road intersection.The business sells only ethanol - blends of E-10, E-25 and E- 85.Platteville Community Planning Director Joe Carrol said that as of now, there are no additional gas stations planned for the East Corridor.The Badger State Ethanol station will hold a grand opening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug....
Britain's environmental secretary has confirmed the government will not be issuing licenses to cull cattle tuberculosis (TB). Hilary Benn made the remarks in a Commons statement, and acknowledged that although a broad-based cull might improve the situation, it could also worsen the problem.The details about the decision were made public in a BBC News report, which said Britain's National Farmers' Union (NFU) is seeking legal advice about the situation.The disease affected approximately 4,000...
A tuberculosis outbreak in Welsh cattle as resulted in a "targeted cull" of badgers to eradicate the disease.Details and location of the cull have not been announced.According to rural affairs minister Elin Jones, the Welsh Assembly Government's plan includes a one-off test of all cattle and a review of the compensation systemWales' chief veterinary officer said bovine TB was out of control and the current policy was not working.Incidents of TB in cattle have increased dramatically and...
Two young Scottish men admitted badger baiting Thursday after police found videotape on a social networking site that showed a badger being killed. Sean Dodds and Kyle Lawrie, both Hawick residents, could be sentenced to as much as three years in prison, The Scotsman reported. They pled guilty in Jedburgh Sheriff's Court. Badgers live in connected networks of tunnels and burrows called setts. Badger baiting is an old sport in Europe but has been banned in Britain since the early 19th...
LONDON (Reuters) - The National Farmers Union said on Tuesday it is to mount a legal challenge to British government plans to introduce pre-movement testing of cattle later this month in a bid to tackle bovine tuberculosis. Britain's farm ministry announced in mid-December it would introduce compulsory pre-movement testing of some cattle, effective February 20, and said it would consult on a possible badger cull to tackle the rapidly spreading disease. The NFU cited a lack of public...
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The stink badger (Mydaus) is a genus of mammals that contains two species that are not true badgers. These belong in the skunk family Mephitidae. The two species within this genus are known as the Palawan stink badger and the Sunda stink badger, which is also known as the Teledu. These species can be found on the islands of the Malay Archipelago, including Java, Borneo, and Sumatra. The Palawan stink badger also appears on many small islands in its range and the Philippine island of Palawan,...
The American Badger, Taxidea taxus, is a North American badger, somewhat similar in appearance to the European Badger. It is found in the western and central United States, northern Mexico and central Canada. This animal prefers dry open areas with deep soils that are easy to dig, such as prairie regions. In Mexico, this animal is sometimes called "tlacoyote". Anatomy The stocky body is flattened covered with shaggy grizzled fur, and the legs are short and powerful. The legs have...
