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... (food poisoning), swimming in contaminated water (in pools, dams, estuaries or water parks), or contact with farm animals.
What about cryptosporidium?
Cryptosporidium is a relatively common cause of ...
... transfer from infected farm animals to contaminate milk, meat or eggs? How likely is this? And what do we need to think about to...
Recent outbreaks of bird flu – in US dairy herds, poultry farms ...
... between humans and farm animals in the United States, where restaurant closures and infections in processing plants led to the “inelastic agricultural supply chain” grinding to a halt.
But this is an ...
... with the best possible warmth, comfort, and safety.
For example, smaller dogs and farm animals' advantage from softer, greater absorbent fabrics because they offer a comfortable surface that promotes ...
... also reduces the likelihood you are contributing to the suffering of animals. Even though many countries have ethical standards for the treatment of farm animals, these are not always followed, and many ...
... 1.1 million farm animals perished. One year later, the rate of child undernutrition has increased by 50% and an estimated 44% of children under...
The extensive flooding in Pakistan in August 2022 ...
... have become more common as food for farm animals. Sweet lupins are good for this, as they don’t require extensive washing to be usable. They are also increasingly eaten by humans – and we are very sensitive ...
... kangaroos and, unlike any native animal, have hard hooves which trample plants, compact soil and increase erosion. They can foul rivers and lakes, and carry diseases to farm animals.
Why is it hard ...
... that on Kangaroo Island, which lies off the Australian mainland, just south-west of Adelaide, 211,500 hectares were burnt, two human lives were lost – a fire-fighting father and son – and 60,000 farm animals ...
ShutterstockLast week, four Indonesian fishermen were convicted for taking shark fins and poaching fish in Australian waters. The four men were spotted off remote Niiwalarra/Sir Graham Moore island in ...
... less space for us to farm plants, and less natural habitat for wildlife. And when all those farm animals burp, it releases methane into the atmosphere and contributes to climate change.
So it’s natural ...
... areas during floods is well established. Research also has found examples of toxicity in farm animals from such events.
In addition to daily water sampling along the Maribyrnong, we have to date sampled ...
Judith Prins/UnsplashWhat do farm animals have to do with the Australian Constitution? Should the public know what happens in abattoirs and farms? Do we have the right to publish footage of what happens ...
... and reducing negative impacts on farm animals.
Vegetarian diets are better for the planet but are less popular.
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We know which diets are best. But what ...
... of farm animals and countless native flora and fauna were lost. All this in a community of just 2,200 people.
Cobargo became, to quote The Times, “the symbol of a country […] in crisis”.
Communities ...
... at a price. It exposes the world, including Australia, to new virus outbreaks such as the bird flu, and results in the overuse of antibiotics in farm animals. This could lead to antimicrobial resistance ...
Daniel J Grant/Black Swan State Theatre CompanyReview: Animal Farm, written by Van Badham and directed by Emily McLean, Black Swan State Theatre Company. In 1937 George Orwell witnessed a boy whipping ...
... greenhouse gas emissions, and more than 80% of total methane comes from cud-chewing farm animals. But the short-lived nature of methane in the atmosphere means we do not need to reduce methane emissions ...
... with an estimated three billion wild animals killed, injured or displaced. This staggering figure does not include the tens of thousands of farm animals who also perished.
The bushfire royal commission’s ...