http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on livestock and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/news/ Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/no-simple-solution-to-livestock-and-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:41:45 GMTPork tapeworm is responsible for almost a third of epileptic fits, researchers say.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/tapeworm-link-with-epilepsy-far-higher-than-thought.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockMon, 02 Nov 2009 03:34:58 GMTPlants genetically engineered to contain antibodies have protected chickens against a parasitic disease.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/chickens-immunised-by-gm-peas.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockWed, 28 Oct 2009 03:35:47 GMTCrop yields will plummet and millions more children will go hungry unless agricultural practices adapt to climate change, warns a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/climate-change-will-leave-25-million-more-children-hungry--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockWed, 30 Sep 2009 01:21:55 GMTPilot projects in India and Nigeria point to possible benefits of a new approach to agricultural innovation, say Andy Hall and Susanna Thorp.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/agriculture-needs-better-innovation-not-technology.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockWed, 16 Sep 2009 06:53:16 GMTBlood from the African hair sheep has proven an ideal medium for laboratory tests to identify pathogens that cause human disease.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/african-sheep-help-diagnose-disease.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockFri, 17 Jul 2009 10:29:18 GMTResearchers have called for government measures to cap the spread of an Ebola virus in pigs in the Philippines.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/scientists-warn-of-ebola-outbreak-in-pigs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockWed, 15 Jul 2009 12:41:03 GMTResearchers have found that keeping livestock as well as growing crops will reduce African farmers' vulnerability to climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/livestock-may-do-better-than-crops-african-farmers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockTue, 23 Jun 2009 03:01:32 GMTThe current swine flu outbreak is linked to how we produce food, argues Sunita Narain, editor of the Indian science magazine Down to Earth.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/food-factories-help-viruses-spread-and-evolve.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockFri, 22 May 2009 09:40:23 GMTThe sequencing of the cow genome could help in the quest for cattle that are both hardy and productive, say experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/cow-genome-sequence-could-boost-cattle-quality.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockTue, 28 Apr 2009 03:30:09 GMTWorries that meat consumption is driving climate change should not be allowed to impact on farming in poor countries, says Carlos Sere.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/balancing-the-global-need-for-meat.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockThu, 09 Apr 2009 10:35:02 GMTMost human cases of bird flu in China this year have been from areas with no corresponding outbreaks in birds, puzzling experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/chinese-bird-flu-rates-don-t-add-up-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockWed, 11 Feb 2009 01:56:34 GMTAn Argentinean company has produced a genetically-modified breed of cows that could increase milk production by 20%.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/argentinean-gm-cows-could-increase-milk-yields-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockFri, 21 Nov 2008 03:00:50 GMTNew policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector should take into account the effects on small farms, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/remember-small-scale-farmers-policymakers-told.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockTue, 14 Oct 2008 03:37:52 GMTSouthern African livestock farmers will miss out on access to export markets unless international trade restrictions are adjusted.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/access-to-export-markets-requires-policy-rethink-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockThu, 24 Apr 2008 03:38:47 GMTA round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/south-asia-news-in-brief-1-15-march-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockThu, 20 Mar 2008 03:58:03 GMTA round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 25 February–12 March 2008.  http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-25-feb-12-mar-200.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockThu, 13 Mar 2008 06:13:06 GMTClimate change will cause major agricultural losses in the Middle East and North Africa, warns the UN.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/un-climate-danger-for-middle-east-north-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockFri, 07 Mar 2008 12:50:19 GMTThe Colombian Ministry of Agriculture has opened applications to a US$53 million fund for research and innovation in the farming sector.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/colombia-us-53-million-for-agricultural-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockThu, 28 Feb 2008 02:20:44 GMTLatin America and the European Union will create a collaboration programme to fund projects in agricultural biotechnology.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/livestock/latin-america-and-eu-to-collaborate-on-biotechnolo.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_livestockThu, 27 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/