Another pet food recalled. Another pet food brand has been added to the recall list on Saturday. Purina used the same wheat gluten suppliers as Menu Foods, which earlier this month recalled 60 million cans of wet pet food sold under nearly 100 brand names. Purina says some of the food was tainted by wheat gluten from China that has been found to contain a chemical found in plastics. The Nestle Purina Pet Care Company is recalling its Alpo Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog food with specificdate...

However, FDA ensures that the ingredients used in pet food are safe and have an appropriate function in the pet food. In addition, canned pet foods must be processed in conformance with the low-acid canned food regulations to ensure the pet food is free of viable microorganisms. If you have a recalled product, don t feed it to your pets. There is no requirement that pet food products have pre-market inspection or approval by FDA. Answer: Veterinarians say that if you didn t give your pet...

Del-Monte pet products has announced a recall of select product codes of its pet treat. We apologize for the interruption of signal and have engineers working on the problem. Melamine is a substance not approved for use in food. There are over 30 product codes affected under this recall. WIBW-TV's Digital Transmitter was damaged by the electrical storm overnight Friday, March 30th. More Pet Food Being Recalled 4:44 AM Apr 2, 2007 Reporter: Dave Johnson The pet food recalls are only getting...

Experts are now saying a chemical called Melamine, used to make fertilizer and some plastics, may be to blame for a number of pet deaths across the country. While there has been several different theories about a cause, at one point experts were pointing at rat poison, the FDA now thinks a chemical used to make plastics is to blame. But knowing the cause isn't helping to put local pet owners minds at ease when it comes to feeding their pets. For now, pet owners are hoping the search for...

Mar 14, 2007 (CIDRAP News) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a pandemic influenza preparedness plan that defines the agency's current role in federal pandemic planning, such as expediting the review of new vaccines and antivirals, and spells out work it will do in areas such as food safety and targeting counterfeit drugs. Mar 14, 2007 (CIDRAP News) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a pandemic influenza preparedness plan that defines the agency's...

With little hay carryover, hay fields thinned by drought and ice and pastures weakened by several years of drought, growing extra forage this spring might be wise. If other hay fields yield enough so that neither oat hay nor silage is needed, you still can cut oats for grain and straw. Oats planted under irrigation can be cut for hay early enough to permit double cropping to soybeans or a summer annual forage crop or even to corn for silage. With good soil moisture and 60 to 80 pounds of...

The new information has pet owners and caretakers on high alert and searching for a pet food that's safe. This weekend, two more brands of pet food were recalled. Her store carries only two brands of pet food. StillWestlund says all pet owners should stay on top of the latest information and keep an eye on their pets. Westlund says since last months' recalls, more pet owners are coming to her for advice. For the first time, the list contains a dry cat food. She addsif owners notice any...

He cautioned that too much of anything is bad, and an excessively high relative feed value in alfalfa can cause problems in cows. In addition to feed needs, other support comes from veterinarians and firms selling products to the dairies. An alfalfa grower and the dairy producer need to set a contract that will be beneficial to each, he said. What some perceive to be cheap land is getting a lot of attention from dairy producers in other countries and states. It could be good news to...

ScienceAlert - Australia & NZ - Modelling farm profitability. Scientists at Orange Agricultural Institute have developed a computer modelling tool that aims to substantially increase farm profitability by meeting production targets and quality specifications through better matching livestock feed demands with forage resources. Scientists at Orange Agricultural Institute have developed a computer modelling tool that aims to substantially increase farm profitability by meeting production...