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Goat Milk Stuff's natural soaps, lotions made on Jonas family’s Indiana farm. Scottsburg, Indiana (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 PJ Jonas, founder of Goat Milk Stuff, won the StartupNation 2013 Leading Moms in Business Competition, sponsored by office products leader Staples®. The announcement was made by her family-run company that makes and markets natural goat milk soaps and more online at http://www.GoatMilkStuff.com. PJ Jonas, a mom of eight, was the #1 winner based on the criteria...
MELBOURNE, Australia, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in treatment of mastitis Major global market opportunity Trials to begin in the second half 2013 Australian drug delivery technology company Phosphagenics Limited (ASX: POH, OTCQX: PPGNY) will collaborate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to develop and trial products targeting...
[314 Pages Report] Feed additives market research report categorizes global market on the basis of types, ancillary supplements, livestock, and geography; forecasting revenue and analyzing trends. (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 The report “Feed Additives Market by Types, Livestock & Geography – Global Trends & Forecasts up to 2017” published by MarketsandMarkets, defines and segments the global animal feed additives market with analysis and forecasting of the global volume and revenue...
New Zealand was fortunate to have a long, hot, dry Summer but all good things must come to an end and, as a May cold snap settles in, Ecowool are geared up to help keep Kiwis keep warm this Winter. (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Winter has been a long time coming with the extended 2013 New Zealand Summer season, but the cold snap being experienced at the start of May sees the temperatures dipping, the fireplaces ignited and Kiwis country wide dressing up in warm Winter woolens. One of the most...
Drafted with assistance of Health Care Without Harm and Physicians for Social Responsibility, the resolution is intended to protect public health. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 The University of California, San Francisco’s (UCSF) Academic Senate Coordinating Committee, the School of Pharmacy Faculty Council, and the School of Medicine Faculty Council unanimously approved a resolution in April to phase out the procurement of meat and poultry raised with non-therapeutic...
Vet Supply Source is giving horse owners a deal this May by making all of their equine worming syringes 25% off. Customers who purchase the syringes will also receive complimentary shipping on their orders. WIXOM, MI (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Vet Supply Source is giving horse owners a deal this May by making all of their equine worming syringes 25% off. Customers who purchase the syringes will also receive complimentary shipping on their orders. Vet Supply Source's deal comes at a very...
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A trio of national consumer organizations expressed their strong opposition to "dairy programs that propose to assist dairy farmers by imposing limits on milk production" in letters sent this week to House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders this week. The comments refer to the Dairy Market Stabilization Program (DMSP), a supply management provision included in the Dairy Security Act, part of the Farm Bill versions proposed by...
Campaign Calls On Grocer to Stop Selling Meat Raised on Antibiotics LOS ANGELES, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a full page ad in the Los Angeles Times, Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, called on Trader Joe's today to stop selling meat and poultry from animals raised on antibiotics. The ad highlights how the overuse of antibiotics by the meat and poultry industries on healthy animals is promoting the spread of drug resistant superbugs that...
ScienceAlerts.com is an innovative science aggregator delivering the latest research in the biologic, agricultural, environmental, forestry, geographical and health sciences in real-time. Its latest addition is the Agricultural Research Category which covers the cultivation and production of crops, raising of livestock, and postharvest processing of natural products. Bad Honnef, Germany (PRWEB) May 01, 2013 ScienceAlerts.com is an innovative science website aggregating the latest...
United Poultry Concerns Urges Positive Action for Chickens, May 4 / Month of May MACHIPONGO, Va., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Saturday, May 4, animal advocates celebrate International Respect for Chickens Day. Launched by United Poultry Concerns in 2005, International Respect for Chickens Day celebrates chickens throughout the world and protests the suffering of chickens in farming, cockfighting, experimental research, hatching projects and other activities that...
Latest Livestock Reference Libraries
Fodder is a term used in reference to the feed cut, sometimes prepared, and brought to domesticated farm animals such as cows, goats and pigs. Some fodder is prepared using oils and mixed rations that are mixed in with several different types of sprouted grain and legumes such as alfalfa, clover, corn, and several different types of grass. In the countries that allow it, fodder can also consist of animal origins such as ruminant meat and bone meal, typically found in cattle feed. The USDA,...
Overgrazing occurs when plants are unprotected to intensive grazing for extended periods of time, or without enough recovery periods. It can be a result of either livestock in poorly managed agricultural applications, or by overpopulations of native or non-native wild animals. Overgrazing reduces the usefulness, biodiversity, and productivity of the land and is one cause of desertification and erosion. It’s also considered to be a cause of the spread of invasive species of non-native...
Llama, Lama glama The llama (Lama glama) is a domesticated camelid from South America. It is often used as a pack animal or for meat by Andean cultures. Its hair is used to make clothing and handicrafts. The course outer hair is typically used to make lead ropes, rugs, and wall hangings, and the fibers can come in many colors ranging from black to reddish brown to white. Because of transportation and trade of this species, there are now more than 158,000 llamas and 100,000 alpacas in...
The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), also known as the Arabian camel, is a completely domesticated species that appears on the IUCN Red List with a conservation status of “Domesticated”. It is thought that when wild, its native range was mainly in the Arabian Peninsula. It can now be found in South Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. The only dromedary camels that display wild behaviors are the population of feral camels in Australia, which were introduced in 1840. It prefers a...
The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), also called the Rocky Mountain goat is only found in North America. Even though it is a goat in name, it is not in the Capra genus of true goats. It belongs to the subfamily Caprinae, which holds goat-antelopes which holds thirty-two other species. It is in the family Bovidae that holds other creatures such as cattle, antelopes, and gazelle. It is the only species in the Oreamnos genus. The mountain goat is listed as of “least concern” by the IUCN....
