Tag: from-the-same
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Tuberculosis spreads to 5 more Alberta cattle: Canada regulator
Five more cases of bovine tuberculosis have been confirmed in cattle from the same Alberta herd as a cow slaughtered in the United States in September that was found to have the disease, Canada’s food system regulator said on Friday. “These positive test results indicate transmission between animals has occurred,” said Penny Greenwood, national manager…
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Thanksgiving cheer for consumers as turkey, ham prices fall
U.S. consumers can expect to spend less on their traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys and hams this year as supplies of both have rebounded from outbreaks of avian flu and a pig virus that hit production. In 2015, an outbreak of avian flu hit poultry flocks and 7.7 million turkeys were culled. Hog farmers have…