OVN (Optimum Vitamin Nutrition) aims to maintain animals in good conditions by adding a balanced mixture of vitamins to the feed used for livestock and sea food. The farms of these products or the production bases of such feed can be traced back to guarantee the food safety. Experts said that animals living on such feed would strengthen their ability to resist diseases, which helps to control the use of antibiotics in animal feeding. The products derived from such animals will carry OVN labels.

The panel also recommended making it illegal to knowingly sell any recalled products and giving the Consumer Product Safety Commission the ability to conduct a "follow-up" recall without cooperation from companies if products remain widely available despite an initial recall. Currently, the FDA can request that companies recall food and drugs, but can only order recalls of infant formula, medical devices and human tissue products. The panel also recommended making it illegal to knowingly...

He criticised the government for failing to offer farmers compensation for animals killed by disease: "It has been a truly dire year for farming in the UK. Four other nearby farms had their birds culled amid fears the virus could have spread while restrictions on the movement of poultry has raised fears about a turkey shortage ahead of Christmas. Farmers trapped inside have been unable to move their animals to other parts of the country. The number of cases of deadly bluetongue virus on...

Producers must have legally owned the livestock on the day the animal, or animals, died. That would most likely include the loss of hay or pastureland as a result of the drought or from wildfires which raged through parts of the area. Even though the drought has now broken, many livestock producers suffered during the long, dry spell. Meanwhile, the Livestock Indemnity Program is under way to help area ranchers and farmers who lost livestock because of the bitter weather and ice storm last...

It takes the couple two hours to do their shopping, with much of that time devoted to reading and trying to decode the small print on boxes and cans of food. Most residues Fruits: Apples, cherries, imported grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries Vegetables: Celery, potatoes, spinach, bell peppers, winter lettuce Least residues Fruits: Kiwi, mango, bananas, papaya, pineapple Vegetables: Asparagus, avocado, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, sweet corn, sweet peas Source:...

The humus, which is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, someday will be spread as fertilizer on Nobis' 3,000 acres of corn, wheat, soybean and alfalfa fields. The agriculture industry says it's a safe and economical way to dispose of dead animals, though some environmentalists question whether it could lead to groundwater and surface water contamination. A growing number of states allow farmers to compost the carcasses of horses, poultry and livestock. Its humus is dark, rich and...

Weaning calves at an earlier age allows the cow to dry off and have lower energy and protein requirements which allows a less expensive ration to be fed. With higher grain prices and lower calf prices, efforts need to be made to minimize costs, and optimize gains both for the mature cow and the weaned calf. Lower quality forages such as mature pasture, poorer quality hay or inclusion of straw as part of the ration is possible when feeding a dry cow in mid-pregnancy. Warm weather, good...

The plants, which would be used as feed for farm animals, could increase omega-3 in human diets without adding to pressure on rapidly declining fish stocks. Genetically modified plants which produce essential omega-3 fish oils could be the only way to ensure people get enough of these nutrients, according to a major EU-funded study. Fatty acids are normally created by marine algae and passed into the human food chain through fish. Long-chain fatty acids called EPA and DHA, found mainly in...

The company also sells livestock feed, pet food and propane. He will help egg producers deal with increased feed costs and other things that squeeze their margins. And within California, West could face a November 2008 ballot initiative that would phase out the small cages used for most of the state's laying hens. Over the next two years, he will work to boost demand for a food that has had an unhealthy image among some consumers. has ravaged poultry flocks in parts of the Eastern...