Animal Feed & Animal Nutrition News
Canada confirms 15th case of BSE

// 18 nov 2008

Canada confirmed this week its 15th case of BSE since 2003, saying the animal was a seven-year-old dairy cow from the Pacific province of British Columbia.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said no part of the animal's carcass entered the human food or animal feed systems. The CFIA has blamed infected feed for most of the previous 14 cases, reported Reuters.

Peptones: a puff or a promise?

Emmy Koeleman: Before I delved into the world of peptones, I only knew the word from being a scruffy Dutch surf-rock band (www.peptones.nl). However, more research into peptones taught me that they are used in microbiological culture media to support the nutritional requirements of micro-organisms. Read more...

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