Agricultural and Forestry Science

Prevent MRSA in horse hospitals

MRSA infections in horses are difficult to treat, as there are so few effective antibiotics. By improving hygiene in hospital care for animals, the spread of…

Researchers Focus on Dairy’s Carbon Footprint

Researchers at the University of Arkansas are attempting to help the U.S. dairy industry decrease its carbon footprint as concentrations of carbon dioxide in…

Saturated fats do not yield better bacon

A recent paper published in the Journal of Animal Science suggests producers may want to adjust pig diets when including distillers dried grains with solubles…

KISS ME DEADLY proteins may help improve crop yields

Dartmouth College researchers have identified a new regulator for plant hormone signaling — the KISS ME DEADLY family of proteins (KMDs) – that may help to…

Research Aims for Insecticide That Targets Malaria Mosquitoes

The insecticide would work by interfering with an enzyme found in the nervous systems of mosquitoes and many other organisms, called acetylcholinesterase.Existing insecticides target the enzyme but affect a broad range of species, said entomologist Jeff Bloomquist, a professor in UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute and its Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences….

New DNA Profiling Technique Beefs Up Cattle Genomics

A team led by Ikhide Imumorin, an assistant professor of animal genetics and genomics in the Department of Animal Science at Cornell, is the first to apply a…

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