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Tag Archives: feed additive
Chicken feed without antibiotics or growth hormones
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
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Negotiating a Transatlantic Agricultural Market
Here’s an American article about the Promises and Perils of the TTIP. That’s the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. As I write this in January 2014, the TTIP is being negotiated. The article I’ve just linked to is from October … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, food, money and trade
Tagged biotechnology, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, disease, feed, feed additive, food safety, genetic modification, growth promotion, hormone, law, livestock, meat, politics, poultry, ractopamine, trade, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, veterinary
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Opinions on trade across the Pond
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
Posted in agriculture, food, money and trade
Tagged America, antibiotic, BASF, biotechnology, bird, chicken, chlorine, crop, Europe, European Food Safety Authority, feed, feed additive, food safety, genetic modification, hormone, law, livestock, mammal, meat, Monsanto, pig, politics, ractopamine, trade, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, vertebrate
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Antibiotics to make livestock grow
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
Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition
EFSA is the European Food Safety Authority. EFSA tells us that today, World Food Day 2013, the theme is Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition. Food security, not just a simple belief that all food gets eaten. Nutrition, … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, food, knowledge transfer
Tagged access to food, biodiversity, biotechnology, conservation, crop, ecosystem, feed, feed additive, food, food safety, genetic modification, law, livestock, nutrition, pest, sustainable, veterinary, welfare
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