How pigs and manure helped bring down East Germany
The author of a new book argues that pig farming and manure pollution played a significant role in the end of Communism in East Germany.
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~13 min
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Sick livestock up emissions and vice versa
The relationship between sick livestock with parasite diseases and climate change may be a "vicious cycle," say researchers.
Oct. 12, 2020 • ~6 min
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Sick livestock up emissions and vice versa
The relationship between sick livestock with parasite diseases and climate change may be a "vicious cycle," say researchers.
Oct. 12, 2020 • ~6 min
climate-change methane livestock emissions ecosystems cows earth-and-environment
East African herders drank milk 5,000 years ago
Traces of milk in ancient pots indicate that east African herders were consuming dairy 5,000 years ago.
April 17, 2020 • ~4 min
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To breed better cattle, ‘score’ gene mutations?
A scoring system for cattle DNA could help farmers breed fitter, more productive cows. Learning more about how genes affect health could help humans, too.
Jan. 2, 2020 • ~4 min
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Rotating cattle and crops can be OK for food safety
Experiments suggest it's possible for farmers to rotate cattle and organic crops on the same land without compromising food safety.
Dec. 18, 2019 • ~3 min
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Map shows global rise in farm animal drug resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise as people around the world eat more meat and raise more livestock.
Sept. 27, 2019 • ~7 min
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4 do’s (and 1 don’t) about keeping chickens in your yard
Backyard poultry farming may be to blame for the US outbreak of Salmonella. But there are some things you can do to protect yourself and your animals.
Sept. 11, 2019 • ~5 min
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These goats and sheep at higher risk for deadly virus
A widespread and fatal sheep and goat plague virus is more likely to infect livestock when they're an owner's sole livelihood, a study in Tanzania shows.
Sept. 4, 2019 • ~6 min
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Wild boar genes recreated domestic pigs
"...when we look at modern European pigs, they look like they were domesticated in Europe even though we now know that is not true."
Aug. 16, 2019 • ~3 min
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