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If a foreign animal disease like African swine fever were to enter the U.S. domestic herd, animal health officials will respond.

Parents and all right-minded people want the best for children, and one important aspect of considering what is ...

ASF has impacted over 50 countries since 2018.

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Bill Seeks Warrant Requirement For Searches Of Consumer DNA Databases HELENA — A bill that would require investigators to obtain a warrant to search consumer DNA databases like 23andMe or Ancestry.com drew criticism from law enforcement representatives during a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday. They say it would make it harder to solve cold cases. House Bill 602, sponsored by Rep. Mallerie Stromswold, R-Billings, passed the House of Representatives on a 97-2 vote in March and...

GENEVA The World Food Programme is investigating how up to 50,000 tonnes of nutrition-boosting porridge mix it purchased for distribution to nursing mothers and malnourished children in Somalia, Yemen, Bangladesh, and elsewhere was of substandard quality, despite its quality inspection process.   The UN agency said it became aware of concerns over quality when one sample was tested in June 2018 for unrelated reasons, according to a statement issued on 11 February.   WFP then initiated laborat...

Global Dietary Database 2017: Data availability and gaps on 54 major foods, beverages and nutrients among 5.6 million children and adults from 1220 surveys worldwide Format Abstract Background We aimed to systematically identify, standardise and disseminate individual-level dietary intake surveys from up to 207 countries for 54 foods, beverages and nutrients, including subnational intakes by age, sex, education and urban/rural residence, from 1980 to 2015. Methods Between 2008–2011 and 2014�...

Global Panel Policy Brief Launch: Harnessing Aquaculture for Healthy Diets Begin Challenges Share this to : An expert discussion exploring policy and investment opportunities for the growth of nutrition-sensitive aquaculture in low- and middle-income countries. Date: Monday, 15 February 2021 Time: 20:00-21:30 (UTC+8) Aquatic foods offer  a life-changing opportunity for the hundreds of millions of undernourished people around the world, particularly in low- and midd...

for The Fence Post The National Pork Board recently launched a platform to help pork producers respond quickly to an event such as a foreign animal disease outbreak (FAD). The new technology would allow producers to isolate any affected pigs without involving numerous additional involvement of animals or farms. The new software-based technology tool, free to pork producers through the Pork Checkoff, is called AgView a web application intended for use from a desktop computer, but is accessible f...