farm animals
Farm animals are transported throughout the country. This also applies to their pathogens.
The avian flu virus spreading through American dairy cows is likely traced to a single spillover event. Scientists believe the virus jumped from wild birds to livestock in the Texas Panhandle late last year. This spring, the virus known as H5N1 had traveled hundreds of miles or more, appearing on farms in Idaho, North Carolina … Read more
Farm animals are transported throughout the country. This also applies to their pathogens.
The avian flu virus spreading through American dairy cows is likely traced to a single spillover event. Scientists believe the virus jumped from wild birds to livestock in the Texas Panhandle late last year. This spring, the virus known as H5N1 had traveled hundreds of miles or more, appearing on farms in Idaho, North Carolina … Read more
A wearable device could help dogs predict earthquakes, its makers say
A device that dogs wear on their collars could finally make use of thousands of years of anecdotes about a change in animal behavior on the brink of an earthquake. The makers of the PetPace biometric collar, originally designed to track dog health data for early warning signs of disease, believe the physiological data it … Read more
Ground-up chicken waste fed to livestock could be the cause of the bird flu outbreak in American cows
Dairy cows in six US states have become infected with the highly pathogenic virus – ADAM DAVIS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Fears are growing that the H5N1 outbreak among livestock in the United States could be caused by contaminated livestock feed. Unlike Britain and Europe, American farmers are still allowed to feed livestock and other farm animals ground-up waste … Read more
Farmers have nothing to fear from green and animal welfare reforms
We are currently facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. To solve these crises and secure a healthy future for people, nature, animals and our planet, global agricultural reforms are both essential and inevitable. The way we produce food will determine our existence on this planet. What is needed is … Read more