Much like the industrialised farming of cows, chickens, sheep, pigs, andfish, commercial beekeeping is not a concern for the bees’ wellbeing, and most folks would agree that mass-scale honey is not vegan. However, when it comes to local beekeeping, the answer becomes a little more complica...
Infected pet birds like cockatiels and parrots, or farm birds like chickens and turkeys, may have the bacteria in their pee, poop, or spit. It dries and forms small dust particles that can infect you if you breathe them in. You could also get it if a bird bites you. You might have...
To complete the perfect beer can chicken cooking experience, PERDUE® is selling fresh whole chickens, always raised with no antibiotics ever, in limited-time packaging that features the beer can chicken grilling occasion on...
They clearly did not click through to actually read the article (there should be a disease name for that, like “title-is-enough-for-me-osis” or “don’t-need-to-know-the-whole-story-ism”). “It’s the meat! The dairy! The huge-breasted chickens! What are we doing to our food...
are normally given large doses of antibiotics to encourage weight gain. However, that practice might be changing. alainolympus/iStock/Thinkstock It's true that cows and chickens get sick occasionally and require antibiotics to get them back on their clucking and mooing ways. Unfortunately, ...
PETA India says that the world is already growing enough crops to feed every human being, but food that could be used to nourish starving people is instead fed to billions of chickens, pigs, and cows which are slaughtered for their flesh. PETA adds: “In addition to being extremely cruel ...
aThe traditional poultry farming view of the domestication of the chicken is stated in Encyclopedia Britannica (2007): "Humans first domesticated chickens of Indian origin for the purpose of cockfighting in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Very little formal attention was given to egg or meat production...
Let’s put the chickens before the eggs. Here’s a quick guide to navigating egg carton labels, from better to best choice (and don’t be fooled by misleading claims like omega rich or fed vegetarian feed): Cage-free eggs “Cage-free” means hens are not confined to battery cages, but...
Chen K, Gao J, Li J, Huang Y, Luo X, Zhang T (2012) Effects of probiotics and antibiotics on diversity and structure of intestinal microflora in broiler chickens. Afr J Microbiol Res 6:6612–6617 Article Chiang SH, Hsieh WM (1995) Effect of direct-fed microorganisms on broiler growth ...
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is the causative agent of rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD). RHD, characterized by hemorrhaging, liver necrosis, and high morbidity and mortality in rabbits and hares, causes severe economic losses in the rabbit ind