To safeguard against meat supply shortages during pandemics or other catastrophes, this study analyzed the potential to provide average household’s entire protein consumption using either soybean production distributed at household level in U.S. with: (1) pasture-fed rabbits, (2) pellet and hay-fed (3) pellet-fed chickens. Only backyard resources, cultivation can 80–160% of 0–50% a needs be pro...

This article will compare two works by Black Surinamese authors from the last century: Anton de Kom (1898–1945) and Edgar Cairo (1948–2000). While keenly aware that Netherlands/the Dutch Empire has shaped their world forceful violent means, in writing both effectively push Netherlands to margins. In these texts it is present as evil force be fought, or invisible past evils have created present,...

Research on abstract and/or hypothetical energy projects (e.g., nuclear, wind, solar energy) has shown that people favour support their core values, and disfavour threaten values. The question is to what extent consider the implications for values once become concrete, have real consequences, come backyard. In a community affected by earthquakes induced gas extraction, we studied relationships ...

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is endemic in most pork producing countries. In Chile, eradication of PRRS virus (PRRSV) was successfully achieved in 2009 as a result of the combined efforts of producers and the animal health authorities. In October 2013, after several years without detecting PRRSV under surveillance activities, suspected cases were confirmed on a commercia...

BACKGROUND Listeria monocytogenes infection is most commonly recognized in ruminants, including cattle, sheep, and goats; but it is rarely diagnosed in poultry. This report describes an outbreak of L. monocytogenes in a backyard poultry flock. Also, it points out the importance of collaboration between veterinarians and public health departments and the possible implications of zoonotic disease...