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First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Chicken growth

Broiler chickens are now raised and slaughtered in half the time they were 50 years ago.Decades of selective breeding have resulted in chickens that are twice the size they used to be.Chickens that are five weeks old are bred to grow twice the normal ... [Published Today Tonight - May 22 2013]

Entities: Selective Breeding, Andreas Dubs, Lyn White, Animals Australia

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Fast growth does not mean low welfare

The RSPCA is changing the way it assesses broiler breeds under the Freedom Food scheme, but still believes fast growth rates are closely associated with welfare problems."Some time ago we introduced a growth rate maximum for birds that can be used under ... [Published Farmers Weekly Interactive - May 20 2013]

Entities: Social Welfare, James Hook, ascites

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Is it ethical to probe for the 'IQ gene'?

A project, in China, will attempt to analyze the DNA of high-IQ individuals to identify genetic variants related to intelligence. Is this the start of a new eugenics debate? Scientists in China will undertake an analysis of the genomes of 1,600 so-termed ... [Published Digital Journal - May 18 2013]

Entities: Eugenics, Ethical, Genome

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Fish fight back after slow season start (Fuseworks)

If you needed evidence winter was just around the corner, local trout might be providing the confirmation.Despite another balmy Bay of Plenty week, Fish & Game staff are reporting increased numbers of fish heading upstream to spawn, kick-starting the ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 16 2013]

Entities: Matt Osborne, Selective Breeding, poaching, Genetics

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

UK Scientists Create A New Wheat Strain Through Embryology Not Genetic Manipulation

Initial results from a selective breeding program at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany based in Cambridge in the UK, indicate the successful creation of a new super wheat. Scientists combined a more primitive plant with a modern wheat variety ... [Published World Future Society - May 14 2013]

Entities: Wheat, Selective Breeding, United Kingdom

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

The price of a purebred pup

People who are looking to get pets sometimes ask for 'pure' breeds, or physical characteristics such as blue eyes or snow white fur $ what they might not know is that engineering a dog's looks to suit our preferences often has negative consequences on ... [Published The Hindu - May 14 2013]

Entities: Deaf, Selective Breeding, dysplasia, Physical Characteristics

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Understanding Your Dog's Ancestry

(NAPSI)If youre like most people with a mixed-breed dog, you may sometimes be surprised at certain behaviors and wonder just what breeds make up his ancestry. After all, experts on genetics contend that the dog is, at this point, the most diverse species ... [Published Hollister Freelance - May 11 2013]

Entities: Selective Breeding, Physical Characteristics, Genetics

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Letter: Animal rights group demonizes good quality breeders

_ The opinion (LSJ, April 25), by a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals vice president should be read carefully to grasp the radical PETA agenda. Each of us can help by ALWAYS having our animals sterilized, NEVER buying animals from breeders or ... [Published Lansing State Journal - May 10 2013]

Entities: PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Ingrid Newkirk, Selective Breeding

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Oyster farmers get to know each other

OYSTERS Australia this week highlighted to growers the benefits of establishing a regional grower group in the North- West.The Tasmanian oyster industry is a vibrant and developing marine farming sector.It provides direct employment for more than 300 ... [Published Northwest Tasmania Advocate - May 03 2013]

Entities: Tom Lewis, Benchmarking, Selective Breeding, Australia, Pacific Oyster

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Curing Blindness in Dogs

With this information, he was able to find not just a cure, but the knowledge needed to help dog owners prevent the disease through selective breeding.Â The benefits of his work extend far beyond the dogs who got a second chance for sight. Read on to ... [Published Purina - May 02 2013]

Entities: Selective Breeding, Congenital, Genome

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Talk series to highlight Gulf revival

SNAPPER HAVEN: A natural habitat for fish, mussel reefs would see more fish life in the Hauraki Gulf.More fish, restored mussel reefs, cleaner water, safer swimming beaches and a safer place for whales.These are some of the things in store for the Hauraki ... [Published Rodney Times - May 01 2013]

Entities: Mussel, Selective Breeding, Shane Kelly, Aquaculture

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Letters to the Walnut Creek Journal -- 'Evolution' talk

_ Who is really 'fittest?'In his April 17 letter, "Evolution is fantasy", Raphael Sealey says, " ... evolution supposedly works by survival of the fittest. Fittest for what? Fittest to survive? So evolution merely asserts that those who survive, surv ... [Published Contra Costa Times - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Evolution, Selective Breeding, Natural Selection, Ignorance, Species

Quotes

"There are 800 chicken farms. This is the biggest animal welfare disaster in Australia and around the world" she said

Chicken growth [Published Today Tonight - May 22 2013]

"This was because the body of scientific research indicated that, as growth rate increased, there was a concurrent increase in the number of key welfare problems. Selective breeding over many years, where the focus was on growth rate, has led to things like increased lameness, ascites and heart failure."

Fast growth does not mean low welfare [Published Farmers Weekly Interactive - May 20 2013]

...stream flows and warm lake temperatures all helped delay the trout spawning run through April," Eastern Fish & Game officer Matt Osborne explained. "We've really noticed an increase in fish through our traps in the last week though - a few decent dumps of rain have helped and it seems the trout just can't wait any longer, as they are ready to spawn."

Fish fight back after slow season start (Fuseworks) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 16 2013]

...their breeding male or female may be carrying the deaf gene and will continue breeding them for commercial purposes," she says, quoting an example. "Harlequin Great Danes when bred with Merlin Great Danes also produce deaf pups. Hip dysplasia is common in German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers and Labradors: the list is endless."

The price of a purebred pup [Published The Hindu - May 14 2013]

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Chicken growth [Published Today Tonight - May 22 2013]
'Making Satan known' [Published Final Call - May 21 2013]
Fast growth does not mean low welfare [Published Farmers Weekly Interactive - May 20 2013]
Is it ethical to probe for the 'IQ gene'? [Published Digital Journal - May 18 2013]
Fish fight back after slow season start (Fusewo... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 16 2013]
Genetically Modified Crops [Published Tods Murray - May 15 2013]
Genetic modification in crops a natural process... [Published New Vision - May 15 2013]
Ahead of the curve [Published Flanders Today - May 15 2013]
Billy Corgan to CPK: Stop Mutilating Calves [Published PETA - May 14 2013]
UK Scientists Create A New Wheat Strain Through... [Published World Future Society - May 14 2013]
Force Fetch (Also Known As The Trained Retrieve) [Published Chicago Now - May 14 2013]
The price of a purebred pup [Published The Hindu - May 14 2013]
Protest organised against "eugenicist" Collin B... [Published This is Cornwall - May 14 2013]
The irresistible attraction of trout [Published Farmer's Weekly - May 13 2013]
New Superwheat Could Increase Crop Yields By 30... [Published Red Orbit - May 13 2013]
The 'superwheat' that boosts crops by 30%: Crea... [Published Mail Online UK - May 12 2013]
For Year-Round Buzz, Beekeepers 'Fast-Forward D... [Published WKAR - May 12 2013]
Understanding Your Dog's Ancestry [Published Havasu News-Herald - May 11 2013]
Sheep breeder has designs on offshore career [Published Press and Journal - May 11 2013]
Understanding Your Dog's Ancestry [Published Hollister Freelance - May 11 2013]
Dog DNA May Yield Clues to Human Eczema [Published Bio-Medicine - May 10 2013]
Letter: Animal rights group demonizes good qual... [Published Lansing State Journal - May 10 2013]
Evolutionary theory gone wrong [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 09 2013]
University of Arizona professor, pathology cent... [Published Arizona Daily Star - May 09 2013]
How to Feed 9.5 Billion Humans in 2050 [Published World Future Society - May 07 2013]
Reading strategy sets children up to fail [Published Melbourne Age - May 07 2013]
FDA: Genetically Modified Salmon may be approve... [Published Digital Journal - May 07 2013]
Farmers finding new ways in food production [Published Flyer Group - May 06 2013]
We've done it - we've gone and made LONG-LIFE BEER [Published The Register - May 06 2013]
Orchid fever: Enter the exotic world of Britain... [Published The Independent - May 05 2013]

Blogs

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Frankencows: A Complete Misunderstanding Of Sci... [Published Techdirt - May 02 2013] Anyone who makes a habit of taking a cursory look at news sites is probably aware both of the Genetically Engineered Food Right To Know Act currently in front of Congress, and of a vocal animosity towards genetically modified agriculture. We've discussed ...
Natural GMOs Part 162. Epigenetics Discovered i... [Published GMO Pundit a.k.a. David Tribe - Apr 06 2013] 3/26/13 Researchers Find Novel Way Plants Pass Traits to Next Generation Inheritance Behavior in Corn Breaks Accepted Rules of Genetics COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research explains how certain traits can pass down from one generation to the next – at least ...
De-Extinction Would Be Really Cool [Published Hit & Run - Apr 05 2013] <p><img alt="Wooly mammoth" height="165" src="http://reason.com/assets/db/13651781984945.jpg" title="Mammoth rides anyone?\|\|\|Credit: Dreamstime" width="220" style="float: right;"/>The current issue of Science has anarticle on the costs and benefits ...
A Review of "Does Aging Stop?" [Published Fight Aging! - Apr 02 2013] Does Aging Stop? was published a couple of years back, and provides a good grounding in the research and viewpoints of evolutionary biologist Michael Rose , whose work is mentioned here and there in the Fight Aging! archives. He and fellow researchers ...
On Fluorescent Fish, Pet Prosthetics, Roach Cyb... [Published Balloon Juice - Mar 20 2013] Program notes, here. It’s the third Wednesday of the month, which means I’ll be talking to a guest on the Virtually Speaking Science Strand at Blog Talk Radio and in Second Life. This month my interlocutor will be a first for me: 0ne of my former ...

Press Releases

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HEALTHIER FISH START WITH THE RIGHT CHIPS [Published CisionWire - English - Jan 31 2013]