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OTTAWA, Sept. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - A new study released by CAPI, the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, indicates that Canada's beef industry is at a profound tipping point and corrective action is needed if it is going to deliver maximum benefits to producers and industry stakeholders and deliver on its potential of being a reliable contributor to a protein hungry world. "Canada's beef industry is falling behind and opportunities are being eroded by a failure to work together,"...
HOUSTON, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether you're at a ballpark, football game, or car race, tailgating is now more than just a casual social event. It has evolved into a parking lot culinary experience with friends and families enjoying delicious foods and refreshing drinks. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120906/DA69012) For grasping steaks, flipping hamburgers and turning corn on the cob, Kuhn Rikon SoftEdge(TM) Stainless Steel Tongs are the tool of choice....
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Heart Association (AHA) recently certified two Kansas City Steak Company ground beef patties (the Original Classic and Vidalia Onion flavors) as part of its Heart-Check Food Certification Program. The two patties join other extra lean, heart-healthy products from Kansas City Steaks. "We're pleased that the AHA has certified these two flavorful products as heart healthy," said Edward Scavuzzo, President of KCS....
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Scientists at the Beijing University of Agriculture have genetically modified a pair of calves in an attempt to make their meat more tender, tastier, and more appealing to discerning palates. Professor Ni Minhong and colleagues at the school's department of advanced science and technology produced a pair of cloned cows, named Jing Qin 1 and Jing Qin 2, that had been implanted with an extra gene, Telegraph Science Correspondent...
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with its historic grand reopening, legendary New York institution Stack's Bowers Galleries, a prestigious retailer and auctioneer of premium collectible coins, paper money and precious metals, is marking its 79(th) anniversary with the launch of its first commemorative North American Bison medal, unveiling New York's first GOLD to go(TM) ATM, and presenting its newly remodeled Upper West Side location. The medal will benefit the...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online There's nothing like good ole' pan fried meat to get your prostate up and running for its life, and as awesome as it would be to grab some fresh bacon and throw it onto a skillet to fry, scientists say you are putting yourself at risk of prostate cancer. University of Southern California researchers found that cooking red meats at high temperatures, especially pan-fried red meats, can increase your risk of the cancer by up to 40...
SAO PAULO, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From the 11th to the 13th of September, Brazil will host the fifth edition of Interconf - International Conference of Cattle Feeders (www.interconf.org.br/en). The event will serve as a forum for discussions on the evolution of the meat chain and its impacts on productive processes. The congress is held by the Assocon (National Association of Cattle Feeders) and Canal Rural. With an estimated herd of more than 200 million head of cattle, Brazil is...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Are test tube burgers coming to a grocery store near you? Sounds like science fiction, and until recently, it actually was. Now, the prospect of lab-grown meat appearing on our supermarket shelves is closer than ever. We aren't talking about the whole cow, however. That would be an "udderly" different story. Synthetic or test-tube meat involves taking a small amount of cells from a living animal and growing it into lumps of...
WICHITA, Kan., July 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill Beef, a business unit of Wichita-based Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, today announced an immediate Class I voluntary recall of approximately 29,339 pounds of 85-percent-lean, fresh, ground beef produced at the company's Wyalusing, Penn., facility on May 25, 2012, due to possible contamination from Salmonella Enteritidis. Cargill is initiating this recall as a result of its own investigation and information provided by federal...
A New Jersey company issued a recall of more than 300,000 pounds of frozen meat due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced over the weekend. Bridgeton, New Jersey-based Buona Vita issued the nationwide recall of 324,770 pounds of meatballs, dinner loafs, burger patties, and other goods Saturday after the possible contamination was discovered through microbiological testing at the company's Ohio plant,...
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The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) is a member of the Bovidae family that is native to Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asiatic buffalo and the Asian buffalo. Its range includes Nepal, India, Cambodia, and Thailand and once included other areas like Laos and Pakistan, but populations there have gone extinct. In India, populations are mainly restricted to protected areas including Manas and Dibru-Saikhowa National Parks and D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, among other areas....
The African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a bovid from the family of the Bovidae. It is up to 5.6 ft (1.7 meters) high, 9.8 ft (3 meters) long, and can reach a weight of 1.1 tons (1000 kilograms). On average, an adult male stands about 5 ft (1.5 m) high at the shoulder and weighs 1,500lbs (680 kg), while a female is .3-.5 ft (10 - 15 cm) shorter and weighs between 1,100-1,300 pounds 500 - 600 kg. The Cape Buffalo is not closely related to the Asian Water Buffalo, but its...
