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Arrow  6/6/2009
This little piggie went to the science lab
Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, CA, USA
A bullish group of agricultural scientists says that farm animals have been vastly underrated as a resource for improving human health -- and they're vying for some of the billions of dollars... [More]
Hovey
Arrow 6/6/2009
Clean-air  lawsuit against dairy dropped, but the dust hasn't settled

Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima, WA, USA

"It's very difficult to do," said Frank Mitloehner, associate professor and air-quality  ...
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Arrow 6/5/2009
Biotech goats' milk will help world's children avoid disease
- Jim Murray, Elizabeth Maga, Scientists in Brazil and at UC Davis are teaming up to develop a herd of genetically modified dairy goats, whose milk is expected to protect...
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Arrow 6/4/2009
Greening  the Herds: A New Diet to Cap Gas

New York Times - New York, NY, USA

Some of the 75 dairy cows at Guy Choiniere's farm in Highgate, Vt., ... Frank Mitloehner, a University of California, Davis, professor who ... [More]
Mitloehner
Arrow  5/21/2009
The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY,USA
McDonald's USA To Join New Coalition to Study U.S. Hen Housing Sustainability, Including Cage-Free Dr. Joy Mench, UC Davis, added, "This study will provide critical ... [More]
Mench 
Arrow 3/11/2009
Animal Scientist Ed DePeters Wins $40,000 Teaching Prize
Think of Ed DePeters next time you reach for a carton of milk. The UC Davis animal science professor and expert in dairy cow nutrition can tell you exactly how the average ... [More]
DePeters
Arrow 3/11/2009
Teaching Prize

As students listened intently to animal science professor Ed DePeters talk about dietary lipids for ruminants — in walked the chancellor with a number of UC Davis campus dignitaries. The …
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DePeters
Arrow 2/24/2009
Chicken Genetics
Commercial chickens have only about half the genetic diversity of their ancestors, according to a recent study by a UC Davis professor Mary Delany. That steep drop in genetic diversity is potentially a big ... [More]
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