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90 Percent Of Antibiotics Used In Animals Aren't Assessed For 'Superbug' Risk

2014-09-15 21:17:49| Food - Topix.net

While over 400,000 Americans become ill from antibiotic-resistant bacteria in food products each year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reviewed fewer than 10 percent of antibiotics to assess their risks of creating resistant "superbugs," according to an investigation by Reuters. Despite the lack of clarity over the safety of many antibiotics used in animals, major poultry companies continue to use them.

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Getting up close with the animals of Busch Garden's Highland Stables

2014-08-31 20:35:24| Beverages - Topix.net

You can get up close and a little personal with the animals that reside at Busch Garden's Williamsburg Highland Stables.

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Fracking's Impact on Animals Still Largely Unknown

2014-08-18 18:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: Fracking's impact on animals is still largely unknown, which scientists see as a real problem given that business is booming. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, shows no signs of stopping. Between 2005 and 2013, some 82,000 fracking wells were drilled into the shale deposits beneath 17 states, according to the environmental advocacy group Environment America. But scientists are concerned about this method of accessing oil and gas beneath the soil - which involves injecting chemicals into the...

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BIO Highlights the Importance of Care and Use of Animals at 2014 Livestock Biotech Summit

2014-07-17 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Scheduled for September 16–18, Livestock Biotech Summit will feature session titled "Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Biomedical Applications” which will include discussions on latest knowledge impacting care and use of livestock animals in research settings. During "Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Food Production" session, panelists will discuss what researchers, farmers, and organizations are doing to answer consumer questions about methods used to raise their ...This story is related to the following:Trade Associations

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