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China warns of crop, animal disease outbreaks in flood-hit areas

[1/2]An aerial view shows flood-affected farmlands after the rains and floods brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China August 7, 2023. REUTERS/Josh Arslan/File Photo BEIJING, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Northern China warned of crop and animal diseases breaking out as flood waters retreated from rural areas, while some cities struggled to […]

Animal health body urges bird flu vaccination to avoid pandemic

Bird flu has killed hundreds of million of birds, mammals WOAH chief says vaccinating birds could help control virus Countries have shown reluctance to adopt bird vaccination Vaccination should focus on free-range birds – WOAH chief PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) – Governments should consider vaccinating birds against bird flu to avoid the virus – which […]

Food security drives China to cut soymeal use in animal feed

BEIJING, April 14 (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry issued a three-year action plan on Friday to reduce soymeal use in animal feed as it continues to try to reduce its heavy reliance on soybean imports. The new plan proposes that soymeal ratios in animal feed should be reduced to under 13% by 2025, down from […]

Hoxton Farms raises $22 million for cultivated animal fat

Funding by Collaborative Fund, a backer of Beyond Meat Money to help build pilot facility in London’s Shoreditch Comes amid concern over farming’s environmental impact Oct 20 (Reuters) – London-based Hoxton Farms said on Thursday it had raised $22 million from investors to build a pilot plant to produce animal fat from stem cells, aiming […]

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