Animal Identification Articles & Analysis

Censortec, Alfco and Cormac Tagging have joined forces in a new strategic partnership to offer Irish Farmers the complete solution in Animal Monitoring , Animal Drafting and Animal Identification. The partnership between Censortec Ireland, Alfco Farm Services & Cormac Tagging will bring the largest supplier of animal monitoring systems in Ireland, Alfco the largest supplier of drafting ...

By Censortec

USA - Understanding the correlation between individual animal performance at a young age and performance in the finishing cycle has been lacking within the industry for decades. Historically, methods of testing young, nursery-sized animals has involved individually isolating animals and manual, labor-intensive monitoring of performance characteristics affected by genetics, feed, pharmaceuticals, ...

By Osborne Industries, Inc.

The U.S. pork industry is releasing its first-ever farming responsibility report: 2012 Pork Industry Progress Report, Responsible Farming. Our Heritage. Our Future. The 36-page report details the evolution of modern pig farming over generations and tracks advancements that have been made in vital areas such as food safety, animal well-being, environmental stewardship and worker safety. ...

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Pollen may annoy allergy sufferers in springtime but, viewed under the microscope, a pollen grain is a thing of beauty. Pollen may annoy allergy sufferers in springtime but, viewed under the microscope, a pollen grain is a thing of beauty. Amazing images and facts about pollen are part of an exhibition at CSIRO Discovery in Canberra beginning this week to coincide with Floriade. The exhibition ...

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Scientists studying the tsetse fly-borne disease "sleeping sickness" and a devastating version found in cattle say they have found two genes that may in future help rescue the livelihoods of millions of farmers in Africa. In a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal on Monday, the researchers said the genes should help cattle breeders identify animals that can ...

By SciDev.Net

New Initiatives offer manufacturers up to £250,000 in funding to help develop new energy-saving technologies, reports Envido. The Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA) programme will focus on developing energy-saving technologies and best practices that can be rolled out across a wide number of firms. It has been designed to assess energy use across an industry and identify areas ...

By Vital Energi