Saving Energy Using 'Green' Renewable Resources
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In the Spring 2008 issue of PoultryTech, an article on heat recovery was written to provide information on the potential savings from taking waste heat from refrigeration systems, writes Gary Floyd. The last two paragraphs of the article also pointed out the potential reduction in greenhouse gases. Waste heat recovery is still a win-win solution today, but the author discusses other opportunities
Pedigree Beef Breeds :Belgian Blue
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As the name implies, Belgian Blue cattle originated in central and upper Belgium. During the second half of the 19th Century Shorthorn bulls were exported from the UK to Belgium to improve the native population which was primarily of the dairy type (red-pied and black-pied cattle). Some sources also cite the introduction of Charolais breeding throughout the 19th Century. Between 1920 andPedigree Beef Breeds : Beefalo
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Beefalo are a composite cattle breed developed in the United States during the early 1970's by Californian DC "Bud" Basolo by interbreeding American Bison with Domestic Cattle. The Bison level was set at 3/8th's with the domestic cattle amount 5/8th's. While interbreeding bison and cattle has been accomplished for some years (Cattalo) the cross often experienced poor fertility.| Photo |
Pedigree Beef Breeds : Beef Shorthorn
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The Shorthorn breed of cattle, which we know today, has evolved over the last two centuries, from Teeswater and Durham cattle found originally in the North East of England. In the late 18th Century two brothers, Charles and Robert Colling started to improve these Durham cattle using line breeding techniques established so successfully by Robert Bakewell on Longhorn cattle. In 1783 CharlesPedigree Beef Breeds : Bazadaise
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The Bazadaise (pronounced Baz-A-Day) originates from France and the historic town of Bazas, where a Herd Book was established in 1895.From the Gironde area through the lowlands of the Landes to the Haute Pyrenees (summering on mountain pastures up to 2400m high (7200ft), this former working breed with its hardiness and resilience, endurance to cold and heat, a seemingly natural resistancePedigree Beef Breeds : Barzona
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The development of the Barzona began in 1942 by Francis Bard and his wife at their ranch in the intermountain desert area of Yavapai County, Arizona. They hoped to develop a breed that would be adapted to their area which was rugged and rocky, with extreme temperatures, sparse rainfall, and scattered feed. Bard said, "I want to find a breed or make a breed of cattle, that with the same numPedigree Beef Breeds : Aubrac
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The Aubrac (also known as Laguiole) originates from the Auvergne in Southern France, specifically a small town called Aubrac. The first cattle registered in the genealogic records of the breed go back to 1894. A reading of the records reveals that the selection for what would become the Aubrac breed began much earlier than that year. In writings from the 17th Century, it is mentioned thatGlobal Overview for Avian Influenza
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Since 2003, H5N1 bird flu has killed or forced the culling of more than 400 million domestic poultry and caused an estimated US$20 billion in economic damage across the globe before it was eliminated from most of the 63 countries infected at its peak in 2006, according to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. The H5N1 HPAI virus remains endemic in six nations.
Optimising Hatchery Design for Peak Performance
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Expert advice from Sander Koster of Pas Reform, who says: “Good design is crucial to cost–effective hatchery operation.” Having chosen a green field site for the new hatchery, it is important first to consider the lay-out of the facility carefully, followed by producing an engineering plan of drains, piping, ducting and cabling. Good design is crucial to cost-effective hatchery operation - and sho
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