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UV Light Shows Promise in Mitigation of Costly Swine Virus
UV Light Shows Promise in Mitigation of Costly Swine Virus

Experiments on infrared light shows that it’s capable of mitigating the spread of the virus that causes porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome.

Industry
Crowdsourcing Model Speeds Up Data Analysis in Corn Plants
Crowdsourcing Model Speeds Up Data Analysis in Corn Plants

Participants in the study were shown images of corn plants and instructed to draw squares around the tassels. The images were used to create a computer algorithm capable of identifying tassels automatically.

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Hog Production
Researchers tested lab-scale aerobic digestions using tanks containing chicken carcasses, water and low levels of oxygen. Further research may test the concepts at field scale.
Potential Solution to Carcass Disposal during Disease Outbreaks

Iowa State University researchers have completed testing of a key component of a new concept for disposing of animal carcasses following a disease outbreak.

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