New foot-and-mouth vaccine signals huge advance in global disease control
Scientists have developed a new methodology to produce a vaccine for the foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). Because the vaccine is all synthetic, made up of tiny protein shells designed to trigger optimum immune response, it doesn’t rely on growing live infectious virus and is therefore much safer to produce. Furthermore, these empty shells have been engineered to be more stable; making the vaccine much easier to store and reducing...
New DNA test cuts time to find horsemeat in food from 2 days to less than 4 hours
A new DNA test will cut the time it takes to find horsemeat in food from two days to less than four hours. The process was developed by QIAGEN, a world leading provider of molecular sample and assay technologies. The new testing method can detect in real time even minute traces of horsemeat (<1%). It is standardised, fully automated and highly reliable – unlike traditional test procedures for DNA and protein, which are slow,...
More show partners join MEATUP
Two more leading trade organisations have joined as show partners to support MEATUP in July. The Northern Ireland Livestock & Meat Commission, LMC and the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) have joined the huge team of trade organisations all lending their support to the dedicated meat industry show in July at the NEC – MEATUP 2013. Exhibition organiser, Emma Cash said: “This is excellent news to have the...
Peckham butcher trots off with South of England chamption title
With the South of England Butcher Roadshow taking place during Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week, it was somewhat fitting that the Overall Champion title was handed to ‘Treacle Back Bacon’ from Peckham’s newest butcher Flock and Herd. For Charlie Shaw, the award was a major achievement having only opened the doors to Flock and Herd Butchery in September 2012. With just Charlie and young colleague Lyle Wheeler at the helm, the business has...
And the Rural Oscars go to………..
The 2012 Countryside Alliance Awards (aka the Rural Oscars) were presented to top rural businesses by the Secretary of State for DEFRA, Owen Paterson MP, at a ceremony at the Houses of Parliament. Devon business Piper’s Farm, Cullompton won the prestigious Defra Local Food category. The Awards are the Countryside Alliance’s annual celebration of rural produce, skills, enterprise and heritage through small hard-working businesses. In...
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