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MRSA strains found in pork sold at Asda and Sainsbury's
2016-10-04 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
Tests conducted at the University of Cambridge have found strains of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria in pork sold at two supermarkets in the UK.
Probi Acquires License For New Probiotic Strains Strengthening Its Offer In Functional Food
2016-03-23 07:02:14| dairynetwork News Articles
Probi has signed an agreement with the Swedish biotech company, Probac, to acquire a license for two probiotic strains for use in food applications, primarily dairy products. The license covers the global market, excluding the Nordic countries
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Emerging Strains of PRRS Can Be Highly Virulent
2016-01-22 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - Emerging strains of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) can develop on a regularly basis and every few years a particularly virulent strain will arise and cause waves of disease, reports Sarah Mikesell from the North American PRRS Symposium.
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Ethiopia, a Nation of Farmers, Strains Under Severe Drought
2015-10-18 18:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Every day, Yasin Mohammed Aliye stakes out a spot on his small farm to chew khat leaves, a stimulant, and guard against intruders. The khat, he explains, helps to dull the hunger. We got just one day of rain each month during the rainy season, Mr. Yasin said, referring to the days from July through September. It should have been raining every other day. Now my harvest has failed. The green hills and full fields around here belie an alarming fact: This is the worst drought Ethiopia has experienced...
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H3N8 Flu Virus Raises Concern as Some Strains Go Undetected in Pigs
2015-09-23 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Scientists have shown for the first time that two different strains of the H3N8 influenza A virus (IAV) are able to infect and replicate in pigs; one isolated from seals and an avian strain circulating in poultry in the US.