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Study Provides New Insights into Antibiotics and Pig Feeds

By Guest PostJanuary 19, 2012Scienceabundance, antibiotic resistant gene, antibiotics, benli chai, chickens, diversity, e coli, farm animals, feed efficiency, gastrointestinal microbes, gastrointestinal tract, growth rates, in feed antibiotic, intestinal microbial communities, james tiedje, kurt stepnitz, livestock, michigan state university, pig feed, population, robert stedtfeld, tiffany stedtfeld, tim johnson, woo jun sul

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Antibiotics in pig feed increased the number of antibiotic resistant genes in gastrointestinal microbes in pigs, according to a study conducted by Michigan State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service.

Published in the current edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the comprehensive study focused on understanding the effects of conventional, in-feed antibiotics in U.S. farms. (more…)

UF: Florida Population Soars in Century’s First Decade, But Rate is Slowing

By Guest PostJune 15, 2011Economyannual population increases, economic growth, flagler and sumter counties, florida, growth rates, hillsborough county, metropolitan city, miami dade county, monroe, orange county, palm coast, pinellas, population growth, projections, stan smith, university of florida, warrington college of business administration

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida was again one of the country’s leaders in population growth in the last decade, but the growth rates over the past few years have been among the lowest in the state’s history, according to a new study by the University of Florida.

Florida’s permanent resident population increased by more than 2.8 million between 2000 and 2010 — an increase of 17.6 percent to 18,801,310. That mark was the third-largest numeric increase and the eighth-largest percentage increase in the country. However, the growth rate lagged behind previous periods for the state, and projections are the growth rate will steadily decline through 2040. (more…)

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Study Provides New Insights into Antibiotics and Pig Feeds

UF: Florida Population Soars in Century’s First Decade, But Rate is Slowing