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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new company that has developed disruptive technology to transform the way we communicate online, Rabbit today emerged from stealth with initial details of its groundbreaking video chat and content sharing application, available as a closed beta in Q1 of 2013. Rabbit is the first platform to change video chat from a mere utility to a fun, intuitive and meaningful way to interact with others online. Rabbit is the first and only...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Green, Inc. (OTCBB:GOGC) announced today that continuing internal field trial studies show that the use of Salmogenics, the Company's patented Salmonella Vaccine, may increase the performance of broilers, resulting in a healthier protein source and leading to increased profit for the poultry grower. Comparing the experimental or vaccinated broilers over the controls, the studies indicated: Improved broiler performance...
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Omaha Steaks Steak Time App makes shopping for the perfect gift on a smart phone or tablet easy and convenient. According to Independent Retailer, sixty-one percent of consumers will use a mobile devise to shop for gifts, decor and gourmet food items like Omaha Steaks this holiday season. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121217/LA27062) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111102/LA98677LOGO) The Omaha Steaks Steak Time...
Although health-related trends affecting meat consumption limit demand, export demand from emerging economies keeps revenue buoyant. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Farm Animal Feed Production industry to its growing industry report collection. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 14, 2012 In the past several decades, marked changes in livestock production have paralleled shifts in farm animal feed formulation. Bolstered by spikes in feed prices...
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rabobank has published a new fourth quarter 2012 research report on the global beef industry. In the report, Rabobank predicts that global beef prices will reach record levels in 2013. Rabobank's Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group says that the final quarter of 2012 has seen the beef market characterized by slightly larger global supply, driven mainly by the natural recovery of herds in Brazil, Argentina and Australia....
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Southcentral Region Director Brad Myers today announced that hunters who harvest a deer within the 600-square-mile Disease Management Area (DMA) in Adams and York counties during the late archery and flintlock muzzleloader seasons can voluntarily check their deer at the agency's check station. The check station is at the Game Commission maintenance building on State Game Land 249, 1070 Lake Meade...
TORONTO, Dec. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Canada Beef Inc. welcomed the announcement today from the Government of Canada regarding three new programs under Growing Forward 2 (GF2). These programs allow Canada Beef Inc. to work innovatively on behalf of Canada's 83,000 beef farming families in ensuring Canadian beef is recognized around the world as a safe, wholesome, and premium product. "Canada Beef has two main drivers on behalf of Canadian beef producers; delivering a strong return on...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online According to an analysis by Consumer Reports, U.S. pork-chop and ground-pork contain significant amounts of harmful and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The report found that about three percent to seven percent of the pork samples contained dangerous bacteria like salmonella, staphylococcus aureus and listeria monocytogenes. All of the bacteria are known to cause food borne illnesses. Consumer Reports said that widespread...
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "The analysis released today by Consumer Reports about pork samples in the United States is yet another example of how the routine practice of feeding low doses of antibiotics to animals is a threat to human health," said Stephen McDonnell, CEO and founder of Applegate, the nation's leading producer of natural and organic meat. "This report should further empower the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take a stronger stand on this...
Yersinia enterocolitica found in 69 percent of 198 pork samples tested; Low levels of the drug ractopamine discovered in about one-fifth of 240 additional pork products analyzed YONKERS, N.Y., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In testing and analysis of pork chop and ground-pork samples from six U.S. cities, Consumer Reports found high rates of yersinia enterocolitica, a bacterium that can cause food poisoning, especially in children. The majority of the yersinia and as well...
Latest Meat Reference Libraries
The Norway Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), also called the Dublin Bay Prawn, Langoustine or Scampi, is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and North Sea as far north as Iceland and northern Norway, and south to Portugal. It is not common in the Mediterranean except in the north Adriatic Sea. The Norway Lobster is a slim orange-pink lobster up to 9.5 inches long. The tail is muscular, and is frequently eaten, often under the name "scampi". Norway lobsters are solitary predators, feeding...
Cattle (often called cows in contemporary usage) are domesticated ungulates (hoofed), a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat (called beef and veal), dairy products (milk), leather and as draught animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). In some countries, such as India, they are subject to religious ceremonies and respect. It is estimated that there are 1.4 billion head of cattle in the world today. Cattle were originally...
The domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, though some authors call it S. domesticus, reserving S. scrofa for the wild boar. It was domesticated approximately 5,000 to 7,000 years ago. Pigs are found across Europe, the Middle East and extend into Asia as far as Indonesia and Japan. The distinction between wild and domestic animals is slight, and domestic pigs have become feral in many parts of the world (for example, New Zealand) and caused...
