Despite other struggles, farmers are making progress with consumers. A new study by the AFF shows that 20% fewer consumers are worried about produce safety.
Resistant E. coli strains from meat — principally chicken, cattle, and animal slurry — were largely different to those infecting humans.
The key to breeding pathogen-resistant chickens may be as easy as testing the rooster, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in College Station, Texas. The test identifies roosters whose blood contains naturally high levels of two key chemicals, cytokines and chemokines. These chemicals mobilize the birds’ innate immune response, according to ARS microbiologist Christi […]