Tag Archives: antibiotic

Genetic control mechanism developed to deal with major livestock pest

Posted on June 21, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on AgScience:
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique to control populations of the Australian sheep blowfly – a major livestock pest in Australia and New Zealand – by making female flies dependent on a…

Posted in agriculture, horticulture, knowledge transfer | Tagged America, antibiotic, antibiotic dependence, arboriculture, arthropod, Asia, Australian sheep blowfly, biotechnology, blowfly, dipteran, Drosophila melanogaster, fruit, fruitfly, genetic modification, insect, invertebrate, lab animal, livestock, mammal, New World screwworm, pest, pest control, plant_dicot, research, sheep, tetracycline, tree, vertebrate | Leave a comment

Chicken feed without antibiotics or growth hormones

Posted on June 11, 2014 by argylesock

Robert Carter farms chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in California. He’s not impressed by feed additives which make the birds grow fast. This is no way to produce meat that’s healthy for people to eat, says Mr Carter. So he invented … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, human health, knowledge transfer | Tagged America, antibiotic, biotechnology, bird, chicken, development, Europe, farmer, feed, feed additive, finance, food safety, genetic modification, growth promotion, hormone, livestock, meat, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, vertebrate | 4 Comments

Monsanto’s “Roundup” Herbicide is Destroying Our Bodies

Posted on May 26, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on Illuminate:
Photo by http://greenupgrader.com ? From CredoAction.com: In case you weren’t sure yet if the massive use of the herbicide glyphosate – also known as Monsanto’s Roundup – was cause for concern, here’s the sobering takeaway from…

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Antibiotic Use in Chickens: Responsible for Hundreds of Human Deaths?

Posted on January 10, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on Paper to Use:
In the long back and forth between science and agriculture over the source of antibiotic resistance in humans — Due to antibiotic overuse on farms, or in human medicine? — one question has been…

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A GM potato for Europe?

Posted on December 25, 2013 by argylesock

Here in the European Union (EU), farmers were allowed to grow two crops that had been genetically modified (GM, genetically engineered, GE, biotech). Now they’re only allowed to grow one of them. In July this year I said that whether … Continue reading →

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Opinions on trade across the Pond

Posted on December 23, 2013 by argylesock

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a big deal. It’s a big deal for everybody who relies on the land and sea on either side of the Pond. In this connected world, that means the TTIP is a … Continue reading →

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Antibiotics to make livestock grow

Posted on December 15, 2013 by argylesock

Many farmers in the United States feed their herds and flocks antibiotics. Not just when the animals are ill. It’s done routinely to make healthy animals grow faster. Fewer antibiotics are fed here in Europe. But when the Transatlantic Trade … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, food, money and trade | Tagged antibiotic, disease, disease transmission, farmer, feed, feed additive, growth promotion, housing, law, livestock, livestock breed, pig, trade, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, veterinary, weaning | 1 Comment

Biotech crops vs. pests: Successes and failures from the first billion acres

Posted on June 12, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… This is the kind of thing that makes me doubt the promises made for GM crops. Pests evolve. So there’s limited time to enjoy the benefits of Bt crops, and any future crop that makes its own supply … Continue reading →

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Antibiotic resistance – the impact of intensive farming on human health

Posted on May 31, 2013 by argylesock

ARKBIODIV.COM A report for the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics Compassion in World Farming, the Soil Association and Sustain Summary Scientists and leading figures are increasingly warning of a serious health crisis in future, where some infectious diseases will no … Continue reading →

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IPM, Antibiotics, and Fire Blight- is there a happy medium?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on fair food field notes:
Applpy over at Thought + Food recently published an interesting article talking about increased antibiotic use in organic pear and apple orchards. These antibiotics—Streptomycin and Oxytetracycline—are used to combat fire blight, a contagious…

Posted in horticulture, knowledge transfer | Tagged antibiotic, arboriculture, bacterium, disease, fire blight, integrated pest management, orchard, pest, plant_dicot, tree | 2 Comments