The organisation of the State Food and Veterinary Service of Lithuania.

The Effect of a Silage Inoculant on Silage Quality, Aerobic Stability and Milk Production

A silage inoculant [Biomin® BioStabil Plus, BSP, a blend of Enterococcus faecium (DSM 3530), Lactobacillus brevis (DSM 19456) and Lactobacillus plantarum (DSM 19457)], was used on legume-grass silage [32% of dry matter (DM)] vs. an untreated control silage (CT). The material had mean crude protein (CP) and water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) concentrations of 174 and 88 g/kg,respectively. BSP resu...

Closing gaps: integrating food safety management systems into the veterinary curriculum, as a tool to improve food quality and trade

Prevalence of Gram Positive Bacteria in Cow Mastitis and Their Susceptibility to Beta-lactam Antibiotics

Irena Klimienė, Modestas Ružauskas, Vytautas Špakauskas, Raimundas Mockeliūnas, Asta Pereckienė, Česlova Butrimaitė-Ambrozevičienė Veterinary Institute, Veterinary Academy of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Tilžės str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania; e-mail: [email protected] Department of Non-Infectious Diseases, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Tilžes st...

Exploring the Roles of Agricultural Extension in Promoting Food Security in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Household food security remains a challenge in South Africa. The national government instituted the Integrated Food Security Strategy (IFSS) programme which identifies household agricultural production as an important element of improving household-level food security. Agricultural extension is well positioned to help achieve this aim, but its current contribution is unknown. This study identif...

The roles of veterinarians in meeting the challenges of health and welfare of livestock and global food security