Sustainable Practices

March - February 2025

Bioeconomy report: Germany needs too much land abroad for agriculture

Herd Management Environmental Management Sustainable Practices

11 March 2025

3 minute read

Germany needs 2.8 times as much agricultural land as is available in its own country to meet demand. This is shown in a new report coordinated by the Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR) and published by the University of Kassel. However, there are also positive developments.

Important new tool to slash nitrate leaching from dairy cows

Herd Management Sustainable Practices Welfare

10 March 2025

2 minute read

EPRUMA celebrates 20 years of responsible use of antibiotics in animals

Herd Management Sustainable Practices Antibiotic resistance

6 March 2025

2 minute read

The organisation promotes responsible use of antibiotics in animals

Avian influenza is mutating, but antivirals still work

Herd Management Sustainable Practices Antibiotic resistance

3 March 2025

3 minute read

Researchers at Texas Biomed identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain. Good news: approved antivirals are still effective

Recap: Symposium on genetic selection as effective methane mitigation tool in livestock

Genetics and Reproduction Genomics Herd Management

4 February 2025

3 minute read

Genetic selection is a reliable, cost-effective, accumulative and permanent methane mitigation tool, but there's still a lot of work to be done

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