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Iowa State University researchers are conducting experiments to determine what advantages may arise from integrating chickens into vegetable production systems.
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Maple Leaf Foods recently announced it is investing approximately $28 million to transition its Edmonton poultry processing facility to world-class controlled atmosphere stunning (CAS) technology.
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The World Organisation for Animal Health has found Canada to be a top performing country and a leading example for meeting international veterinary service standards, with no major weaknesses.
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For some time, bacteria, yeast and some types of mammalian cells have been used to produce a group of pharmaceuticals called pharmaceutical proteins. Using an egg to produce these protein drug treatments is a relatively new idea, but one that makes a lot of sense. Eggs provide a sterile, closed environment and the capability of large-scale production at relatively low cost, all allowing mass manufacture of a given compound that would otherwise be unfeasible.
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Paul Leatherbarrow grew up on a mixed farm and began helping his parents with broiler chickens and other farm chores about 50 years ago when he was a teen. “Obviously, so much has changed,” he says. “It was nine weeks for a production cycle and now it’s five weeks. We had blue comb, blackhead and so many other health problems, and the breeding companies have eliminated a lot of challenges, but they still exist. Genetics, barn systems and so much more has all changed.”
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