Food Science News | Food Science News – Food Science Information

livestock

05/10/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Researchers explain “opportunity food loss” to prevent food wastage – our food choices have resulted in tons of food WASTED every day

Food waste is a serious problem all around the world. On average, at least a third of all food production is either lost in the supply chain or spoiled – this makes it one of the leading causes of global food insecurity. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), […]

04/05/2018 / By Janine Acero

Stocking density determines nitrogen distribution in a farming production that combines free-range pigs and energy crops

Free-range pig farming is typically associated with a high risk of nitrogen leaching as the pigs’ excrement help create nitrogen’s hotspots. In addition, the pigs’ rooting behaviors destroy the grass-covered soil. The following study, which was published in the journal Agroforestry Systems, aimed to determine the role of stocking density in determining nitrogen distribution and balance in […]

03/31/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Cover crops offset nutrient loss from crop residue removal

The use of cover crops could attenuate the effects of crop residue removal in the soil, according to a study published in Agronomy Journal. In the study, researchers conducted a comprehensive review of how cover crops affect the soil following crop residue removal. The practice of crop residue removal is common, especially for livestock or biofuel […]

03/11/2018 / By Janine Acero

Natural flock management: Essential oils improve egg quality

Essential oils, which are derived from plant materials, have been used extensively in traditional medicine in treating and healing many health conditions, but did you know that some essential oils are used as food additives for poultry? One study focused on the beneficial effects of poultry diets supplemented with essential oils, particularly on improving laying […]

03/01/2018 / By Vicki Batts

PUTRID MEAT: Filthy conditions uncovered in pig and chicken meat plants

Industrial farming has been heavily scrutinized by animal rights activists, promoters of plant-based eating and other groups, but their concerns about the industry have long been ignored. While there are many facets of the meat industry that are quite troubling, the shocking sanitation failures in the meat industry, uncovered by recently disclosed government records, will […]

03/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

U.S. livestock raised for food found to have HUGE levels of antibiotics – five times more than what is allowed in the U.K.

British consumers got quite the shock when they discovered that antibiotic levels in the meat products they’re planning to buy from the U.S. have gone through the barn roof. American farm animals are dosed with several times the antibiotics given to locally-raised livestock, reported The Guardian. According to newly-acquired research data from the Alliance to Save […]

02/28/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Nutritional potential documented for livestock grazing on fodder trees in sandy and clay soils

Trees can play a role in nourishing livestock; however, the amount of nutrition it provides relies on what type is used. Led by researchers from the Louis Bolk Institute in the Netherlands, the findings of the study appeared in the journal Agroforestry Systems. The authors looked at how trees function in a silvopastoral system – that is, the practice […]

02/07/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Bill Gates is backing a quest to create a genetically modified Super Cow, hoping to produce four times more genetically modified milk

Not content with what nature has provided us, Microsoft founder Bill Gates would like to see a cow that can make more milk than European cows yet be able to withstand heat just as well as African cows. As part of this quest, he is now funding genetic research that aims to create what they […]

12/01/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Animals experience emotions and exhibit distinct personalities, science confirms

While most of us wouldn’t go out of our way to hurt another living creature, plenty of people don’t think twice about eating meat. Where their food came from and the destruction to animal habitats that is caused to sustain modern lifestyles never crosses many people’s minds. Even though many people would like to believe […]

1 of 1