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World's livestock industry offers huge potential for greenhouse gas reduction

2016-03-23 21:36:34| Livestock - Topix.net

The massive global livestock industry holds the key to mitigating greenhouse gases from the agriculture, forestry and land-use sector, but actual reductions in the foreseeable future likely will be just a fraction of what technically is possible. That's the conclusion of a study conducted by an international team of researchers that included Alex Hristov , professor of dairy nutrition in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences .

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Livestock Industry Can Deliver Food Whilst Reducing Emissions

2016-03-22 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - Scientists have found that the global livestock sector can maintain the economic and social benefits it delivers while significantly reducing emissions, and in doing so help meet the global mitigation challenge.

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PED Heightens Awareness of Importance of Role of Livestock Transporters in Biosecurity

2016-03-22 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - The Vice President Operations with Steve's Livestock Transport, says the challenges posed by Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) have highlighted the importance of the role of transport workers in ensuring biosecurity, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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Are Concerns Over Livestock Transport Times Unwarranted?

2016-03-21 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - The chair of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board has suggested concerns being raised over the amount of time livestock spend in transit are unwarranted, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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