Wild boar can be immunised against African Swine Fever (ASF) by a new vaccine delivered to the animals in their food, according to a study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Livestock
Valio and Gasum intend to make energy from farm manure
Finland’s food company Valio and energy company Gasum intend to find solutions to the climate challenge together, binding more atmospheric carbon dioxide in grass fields and generating biogas from manure to replace fossil fuels
Bridging the gap between nutrition and health
According to the World Health Organisation, Campylobacter jejuni ranks as the top cause of food-borne bacterial diarrhoeal disease in the developed world, with chicken serving as the most common source of infection. While generally mild, C.jejuni infections can be fatal among the very young, elderly, and immunosuppressed individuals, a report by Dr Ceinwen Evans
Agrotop to build large-scale breeding farm in Nigeria
Agrotop, one of the leading global players in livestock turnkey projects, has announced to build a large-scale pullet and breeding farm for Agrited, Nigerias leading supplier of poultry products
British processor and Marel Poultry join forces
Cranswick Poultry PLC (Cranswick) has joined forces with Marel Poultry to install 15,000 bph processing line at Cranswick’s new greenfield primary processing plant in Suffolk, the UK