A Technical Discussion of Animal Science Research and Topics by an Oregon State student
Posted in Article Reviews on Jan 23rd, 2013
This is the first study I’ve found that was interested in cataloging bacterial diversity among subclinical (or asymptomatic) infections. While they may be less threatening to the animal’s overall health, these infections have great significance in the world of animal agriculture, where they restrict growth (or in this case, milk production), and encourage the use [...]
Posted in New Research on Jun 24th, 2012
Here’s the final portion of my paper: Do organic animal operations encourage management decisions that negatively impact animal welfare? If you’ve missed the other posts, you can check out part 1, part 2, or read the entire paper here. _____________________________________________________ Conflict Between the Organic Approach and Welfare Ideals Despite measures taken to promote prevention, [...]
Posted in New Research on Jun 20th, 2012
For my senior ethics class, I chose to write about an issue everyone has an opinion on, from granola folks at the co-op telling me to watch Food Inc. to farmers complaining about the outbreak of upper respiratory disease from those untreated organic herds sneezing over the fence. I actually ended up changing my own [...]
Posted in Newsworthy on Feb 15th, 2012
A friend of mine thought this would interest me when I last visited him, and I had him send me the links discussing badger culling in the UK to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis). In addition to having an economic impact, bovine TB also carries a zoonotic concern. I thought I would [...]
Posted in Article Reviews on Nov 6th, 2011
Just a short one here today. Not too much interesting going on in a study that supports the null, but the methods are great. This study looked at the affect that one or two rectal palpations to determine pregnancy had on embryo viability. I can see why there would be a question, it seems like [...]
