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Imperfect vaccines limit spread of poultry disease
Thursday 5th March 2020, 2:00pm

Leaky vaccines can help prevent transmission of Marek’s disease, chicken study finds.

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Gene linked to bone strength in egg-laying hens
Monday 2nd March 2020, 4:00pm

Bone strength in chickens that produce eggs could be improved thanks to discovery of a key gene.

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Fish resistance to lethal virus linked to genetics
Thursday 27th February 2020, 4:00pm

Resistance to a deadly disease in Tilapia fish is mainly caused by genetic differences between families of the same fish.

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Test offers fast insight into chicken immunity
Monday 24th February 2020, 2:00pm

Gene activity in blood samples can be used to show individual birds’ response against common diseases.

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Future of livestock production in the spotlight
Monday 17th February 2020, 2:00pm

Scientists and industry experts examined the need and scope for change in the livestock sector in response to increasing societal and environmental challenges.

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Resilience to bovine TB traced to key genes
Monday 10th February 2020, 10:00am

Scientists have identified regions in the cow genetic makeup linked with resilience to tuberculosis disease.

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New method aids study of poultry infections
Monday 10th February 2020, 2:00pm

A method of sampling tissue could aid research into therapies for chicken lung diseases.

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Antibiotic resistance surprisingly stable in pigs
Friday 7th February 2020, 10:00am

Antimicrobial resistance gene counts did not change in response to antibiotic treatment.

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Synpromics becomes AskBio
Monday 3rd February 2020, 4:30pm

The two companies bring together pioneering technology to increase the efficacy of gene therapeutics.

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Farm data capture tool will benefit Ugandan pig farmers
Friday 17th January 2020, 3:00pm

PigBoost tool will enable sustainable data-driven decisions to improve Uganda’s pig production, health, and welfare.

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