Animal Husbandry - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

[Pigs as an infection source for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in humans]

18 Oct 2008 Recent Dutch studies indicate that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type 398 is widely distributed in pigs and may give rise to infection in humans. In this study we present the first two Danish cases of MRSA infection, ... Read more...

Factors influencing psychological distress during a disease epidemic: data from Australia's first outbreak of equine influenza.

Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: In 2007 Australia experienced its first outbreak of highly infectious equine influenza. Government disease control measures were put in place to control, contain, and eradicate the disease; these measures included movement restrictions ... Read more...

A survey to determine public opinion about the ethics and governance of farm animal welfare.

29 Sep 2008 OBJECTIVE: To determine the attitude of the public toward farm animal welfare and identify beliefs regarding how decisions about farm animal welfare should be made. DESIGN: Telephone survey. STUDY POPULATION: A random sample of 1,019 US households. ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Animal Husbandry'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Pigs as an infection source for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in humans] 18 Oct 2008
• Third International Symposium on Biomolecular Archaeology. Trail of mare's milk leads to first tamed horses. 15 Oct 2008
• Factors influencing psychological distress during a disease epidemic: data from Australia's first outbreak of equine influenza. Oct 2008
• A survey to determine public opinion about the ethics and governance of farm animal welfare. 29 Sep 2008
• More on AVMA policy on elephant guides and tethers. 29 Sep 2008
• Leading discussions on animal rights. 13 Sep 2008
• [Why would someone study veterinary medicine?] 13 Sep 2008
• The risks of pigging out on antibiotics. 3 Sep 2008
• Chlamydophila psittaci is viable and infectious in the conjunctiva and peripheral blood of patients with ocular adnexal lymphoma: results of a single-center prospective case-control study. 30 Aug 2008
• Farm-level impact of therapeutic antimicrobial use on antimicrobial-resistant populations of Escherichia coli isolates from pigs. 30 Aug 2008
• The foraging ball as a quick and easy enrichment device for pigs (Sus scrofa). 30 Aug 2008
• Geospatial methods for monitoring a vegetative treatment area receiving beef feedlot runoff. 30 Aug 2008
• Environmental occurrence and shallow ground water detection of the antibiotic monensin from dairy farms. 30 Aug 2008
• Water quality improvements of wastewater from confined animal feeding operations after advanced treatment. 30 Aug 2008
• Reuse of concentrated animal feeding operation wastewater on agricultural lands. 30 Aug 2008
• Survey of cattle management practices within the Kimberley cattle industry to assist emergency infectious disease preparedness. 30 Aug 2008
• Source tracking of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella contamination in the lairage environment at commercial U.S. beef processing plants and identification of an effective intervention. 30 Aug 2008
• Microbial populations on hides of grazing steers in a forage-based production system in Uruguay. 30 Aug 2008
• [Investigations on the antioxidative metabolism during the periparturient period in dairy goats with special regard to seasonal differences in feeding and management] 30 Aug 2008
• Bee fears heighten. 24 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Animal Husbandry'

Definition: The science of breeding, feeding and care of domestic animals; includes housing and nutrition.

Descriptor UI: D000822

Alternative terms: Animal Husbandry; Animal Husbandries; Husbandries, Animal; Husbandry, Animal;

Related Mesh Headings: Veterinary Medicine;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: J01.040.090;

History Note: 76

Technical Notes: includes animal "breeding, feeding & care ... housing & nutrition"; do not confuse with VETERINARY MEDICINE; SPEC: SPEC qualif