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Pandemic Virus Swapping Genes In Pigs

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The H1N1 swine flu virus has been spreading quietly in pigs in Hong Kong and swapping genes with other viruses, and researchers said the findings support calls for tighter disease surveillance in pigs before new bugs can emerge and infect people. The finding, published in Science June 18, supports the theory that flu viruses infecting
Livestock

TB Testing Makes More Sense In Some Countries Than Others

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“We are committed to eradicating the disease, and believe it can be done.” – DR. MARI A KOLLER-JONES Battle-fatigued ranchers on the front lines of the fight against bovine tuberculosis near Riding Mountain National Park aren’t alone in questioning whether ongoing eradication efforts are worth it. Dr. Paul Torgerson, a U. K.-born veterinarian who tested
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Traditional High-Fat Diets Offer Health Benefits

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Born in 1939 in a remote community on Vancouver Island, Richard Atleo’s earliest food memories are of villagers eating feasts of salmon and seafood, foraged berries and gathered plant roots he can recall were “piled as high as a house.” Food at home was in stark contrast to the white bread, potatoes with a little
Country Crossroads

New Atkins Diet Book Released

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Other diets come and go, but Atkins it seems, just takes time off. The popular but controversial low-carb diet is attempting a comeback, this time as an easier to swallow and follow version. The latest revision is contained in The New Atkins for a New You published in March by three American physicians. Based on
Livestock

Michigan Battles Bovine TB In Deer, Cattle

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“The big issue is that we still continue to find bovine TB in whitetail deer. So, there’s that reservoir that continues to exist that isn’t getting worse or getting better and is a constant source of bacteria for our cattle.” – Daniel Grooms Although it was declared TB free in 1979, Michigan state animal health
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Testing Is Not Harmful, And It’s Working, Says CFIA Senior Vet

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“We use the best tools we have.” – MARI A KOLLER-JONES The federal vet in charge of TB testing in the Riding Mountain TB Eradication Area dismisses claims by ranchers that the test could be making their animals sick. Dr. Maria Koller-Jones says the argument that the existing testing process needlessly exposes ranchers in the
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Food Stats Show Some Positive Trends

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Canadians are eating more fresh fruits and vegetables and less red meat, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the nation’s overall diet is improving. The average Canadian also consumes more sugar, coffee and cheese and nearly as much fat and oil as before, says a new Statistics Canada food consumption report for 2009. The average caloric
Country Crossroads

Caffeine Addicts Get No Real Perk From Morning Cup

Caffeine addiction is such a downer that regular coffee drinkers may get no real pick-me-up from their morning cup, according to a study by British scientists. Bristol University researchers found that drinkers develop a tolerance to both the anxiety-producing and the stimulating effects of caffeine, meaning that it only brings them back to baseline levels
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World Food Safety At Risk From Climate Change: Lewis

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“It’s paralyzing to see such hunger. But you can’t compromise on food safety.” – STEPHEN LEWIS Climate change poses a huge danger to food safety, especially in Africa, where many already go hungry, a national food science summit in Winnipeg was warned May 31. “Volcanic shifts” in weather patterns expected in the next 20 to
Livestock

FMD Outbreaks Under Control

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Japan and South Korea are controlling outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in animals and there is no particular risk of an international crisis, the head of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said. OIE director general Bernard Vallat said both countries had applied appropriate measures to control the outbreaks and OIE did not see

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