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The Molecular Ecologist: Domesticated genes answer the call of the wild
This week at the Molecular Ecologist, I'm discussing a new study from the blog's parent publication, Molecular Ecology, which traces the origins of gene variants in a wild population of Soay sheep...
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Analysis: Why livestock matters in Nepal
Outside his rural home in eastern Nepal, Krishna Prasad Dangal knows all too well the importance of livestock. “These animals mean everything to me,” said the 36-year-old father of three.See it on...
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Save Rosie's Vegetable Garden
Rosie is a vibrant 4-year old girl living with her single, severely-disabled mom in a subsidized housing unit in rural South Dakota. In May 2013, Rosie's mother, Mary, converted a small unused area...
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Soil biodiversity and ecosystem function
It has long been recognised that organisms living in the soil are important for making nitrogen available to plants and for storing carbon in the soil but a new paper in PNAS by de Vries et al,...
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The unseen treasure! Camel milk in Pakistan
Being potential milk producer, camel have never been realized and harvested as a prospective milk producing animal, especially in Pakistan.Raziq's insight:Camel milk is the best biological complete...
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Small Scaled Livestock Keepers
Click here to edit the titleRaziq's insight:small scaled livestock keepers/agriculture farmers are playing pivotal role in safe and sound food production. Their voice is weak and they have no...
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Welcome to Saves
Society of Animal, Veterinary and Environmental Scientists (SAVES) www.saves.org.pk (SAVES PAKISTAN) PublicationsRaziq's insight:SAVES struggle for sustainable and eco-friendly livestock production...
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14th Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture...
The Fourteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) will be held at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in Rome, Italy, from 15 to...
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World’s Gene Pool Crucial for Survival
“On 30th anniversary of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO underlines the urgency of safeguarding key genes that will help weather the shocks of climate change.See it on...
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Farm Livestock as Vital for Genetic Diversity as Wildlife
According to SRUC’s Vice Principal of Research the genetic resource provided by British farm animals must be considered as important to biodiversity as our wild species.See it on Scoop.it, via...
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Perry Pear Joins Ark of Taste | Food For Thought | Slow Food International -...
Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people‚ where it...
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New grass hybrid could help reduce the likelihood of flooding
Collaboration of BBSRC-funded scientists use hybridized forage grass to combine fast root growth and efficient soil water retention.See it on Scoop.it, via Sustainable Livestock Agenda SLA
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Llama meat turns haute cuisine in Bolivia
Llama meat, a traditional part of Andean indigenous cuisine, has recently made the leap into the most prestigious kitchens in Bolivia, and its high protein, low-fat content could soon make it into a...
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Llama meat turns haute cuisine in Bolivia
Llama meat, a traditional part of Andean indigenous cuisine, has recently made the leap into the most prestigious kitchens in Bolivia, and its high protein, low-fat content could soon make it into a...
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World’s Gene Pool Crucial for Survival
“On 30th anniversary of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO underlines the urgency of safeguarding key genes that will help weather the shocks of climate change.See it on...
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World Donkey Day (May 8)
Donkey is very useful, important and precious animal genetic resource for food and agriculture. Donkey plays pivotal role in the livelihood earning of the million people of the world. Donkey is...
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine | Abstract | Ethnobotanical...
Indigenous communities in Namibia possess a rich indigenous knowledge expressed within many practices of these communities. 56.3% of the respondents reported that indigenous fruits were declining....
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Bull taming, forbidden forests and genetic diversity
Trained for jallikattu for long, Pulikulam cattle are fierce, resistant to diseases and suitable for ploughingSee it on Scoop.it, via Sustainable Livestock Agenda SLA
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Arabian Horse Racing Conference opens in France - gulfnews.com
Arabian Horse Racing Conference opens in France gulfnews.com Arabian horse breeding is flourishing in America but, like other industries, it was hard-hit by the recent economic problems.See it on...
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Indigenous chicken breed can also improve poultry produce
LAHORE - The key solution for ensuring sufficient poultry products everywhere is to study the indigenous breeds, chalking out strategies for their efficient use in their respective home tracts, as...
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