Sentences with phrase «impact animal health»

By doing this, we directly impact animal health.

The arrival of Bluetongue disease in the UK in recent years is evidence that changing climate is already impacting animal health.

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The US Food and Drug Administration issued a «preliminary finding» that the genetically modified insects, produced by Oxitec at its labs in Oxford, England, and shipped as eggs to Florida, would have essentially «no significant impact» on human health, animal health, or the ecosystem.

We are dedicated to improving human health, positively impacting climate change, conserving natural resources and respecting animal welfare.

At GFI, Isaac Emery studies the significant environmental and human health impacts of industrial animal agriculture and evaluates the reduced impact of plant - based and clean meat.

I decided I wanted to start incorporating animal - based products back into my diet to see how it would impact my overall daily health as well as to maintain the healthy joints I do have.

The main experiments used to conduct this research are the Farming Systems Trial (FST)- the oldest continuous trial in the US that compares organic and conventional farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal health.

This lead Deya to Beyond Meat, a company focused on improving human health, positively impacting climate change, conserving natural resources and respecting animal welfare through the innovation of plant based meat products.

According to the guidelines, a diet higher in plant - based foods and lower in animal - based foods is more health - promoting and «is associated with less environmental impact than is the current U.S. diet.»

«We're doing a lot to understand the components of fishes, like omega - 3 fatty acid, and their impact on human, environmental and animal health.

We are dedicated to improving human health, positively impacting climate change, conserving natural resources and respecting animal welfare.

More and more people are questioning the ethical, health and evironmental impact of animal products and are either cutting them out or cutting down on their consumption.

Living vegan is a direct action that has an immediate, real - world impact on animals, the planet, and maybe your health.

The environmental and health impacts of too much animal fat, antibiotics and other chemicals in our food.

The comprehensive report «Less is more: Reducing meat and dairy for a healthier life and planet» advocates decreasing global production and consumption of animal products in order to reduce the negative impacts on health and the environment.

Many consumers are concerned about animal welfare, health, and the impact dairy has on the environment, which is why the demand for plant - based milk has become so high recently.

The program has inspired discussion about how the food system impacts their health, the environment and animals.

The «Flexitarian» Effect: The rise of part - time vegetarians, who have reduced their meat consumption because of health, sustainability and animal welfare concerns, is having a major impact on new product activity.

Scientists haven't been able to adequately study GMOs impact on human, animal and environmental health.

Whether you're interested in plant - based proteins for health, environmental, or animal protection reasons, any change, no matter how small, can make a big impact.

I will help spare animals from factory farms and slaughter, reduce my impact on the environment, and improve my health by taking a holiday from meat and enjoying delicious vegetarian foods every Monday.

What we choose to put on our forks and spoons daily has one of the greatest impacts on our health, the lives of animals, the planet and our wallet!

As part of the Microbial Ecology Lab, he will help survey the many distinct habitats of Shedd's animal populations, analyzing how unseen members of complex ecosystems are impacted by changes in the environment, advancing the understanding of how these tiny microbes affect animal health.

«Every animal we treat allows us to monitor the health of the species and most importantly, identify baseline indicators that can be used to better understand the wildlife population and environmental impacts,» said Tim Binder, executive vice president of animal care at Shedd Aquarium.

Our research advances our knowledge of the impact of management practices on microbial communities and adds to a growing understanding of their importance for animal and environmental health.

The Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) must be satisfied by the plant's impact on human health, animal health and the environment.

«This will have positive impacts for the threatened animals, for the welfare of domestic dogs and livestock, and for the health and finance of the human community,» Sillero argues.

Disease in wild animals can have a greater impact on the health of others than on the infected animals themselves, a study suggests.

«My focus was on human parasites, but through my training I became more interested in parasites that infect animals because those parasites can have a tremendous impact on humans in terms of their livelihoods being dependent on the health of their animals,» Zajac says.

The research could therefore have a positive impact on animal health and — since these species are valuable in the hunting and meat products industries — local economies.

The ability to manufacture proteins, which at present are very difficult or even impossible to produce, in large quantities and in their native form, rapidly and inexpensively, will have an enormous impact in all sectors of biology (biotechnology, nutrition, pharmacy, human and animal health care, and, in the near future, nanotechnology).

Their impact ranges from upsetting native ecosystems, to damaging the physical environment and even threatening human and animal health; hence the cost to agriculture, fisheries and forestry, as well as the expense of control and eradication programmes.

«Estrogens perform important biological functions not only in sexual development and reproduction, but also in modulating many other processes impacting health and diseases in human and animals,» Beinhauer said.

Chief Scientific Officer at Avacta Animal Health, Kevin Slater, said: «The collaboration we have with the University of Leicester's Department of Mathematics is having a dramatic impact on the types of new tests that we can offer to vets and their owners.

The cacophony produced by the airguns is likely to disrupt the whales» vital behavior, with the resulting stress causing negative impacts on the health of individual animals.

Bill Muir, an animal genetics researcher at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, cautions that studies should be done to see whether there's any long - term impact on the mice's health, but says, «my guess is that omega - 3's are good for us, [so] they're probably good for the mice.»

It's crucial that more countries and the animal health industry report how much antibiotic is sold for animals: That would help us more accurately estimate the impact of each strategy.

«People choose organic milk and meat for three main reasons: improved animal welfare, the positive impacts of organic farming on the environment, and the perceived health benefits.

The impact on the human food supply is also unclear, says H. Scott Hurd, an animal food safety expert with the World Health Organization and the University of Iowa, Ames.

Assessment of the health impact of GM plant diets in long - term and multigenerational animal feeding trials: a literature review.

It is not just about avoiding certain pesticides and artificial fertilisers, there are also requirements on animal care, health, social responsibility and climate impact.

Ultimately, to have an impact on human and animal health, the results obtained by in vitro studies need to be verified in a whole organism.

«Drug discovery is inherently risky, but the role of academics and start - ups is to provide game - changing discoveries that are the result of prolonged investigations in basic science, and can ultimately have a significant impact on human and animal health.»

It is also ranked among the «100 of the worst» invasive animal and plant species in Central Europe that are thought to have a significant negative impact on biodiversity, economy and health.

They also can have severe health impacts on people and animals, and prove deadly if consumed in high amounts.

Among the newly funded investigations are: the development of animal models of diabetic eye disease to learn how fenofibrate, a drug clinically - approved to treat cholesterol, protects the eye from diabetes - related damage; the development of a specialized camera to capture how the retina's rods and cones (responsible for turning light energy into shapes and colors) work in health and how they fail in retinal diseases; and the exploration of mechanisms by which intestinal tract bacteria impact the health of the eye.

We also share the concerns of people who care deeply about the impact of these chemicals on lab animals, companion animals and wildlife, and the health of the planet for future generations.

Another area where Smith made an impact has been in the care of research animals, which are integral to the advancement of research that benefits the health of both humans and other animals.

Using a range of cutting edge techniques, his Group investigates the impacts of environmental cues (light, odors, sound and electrical fields) on biodiversity, sustainability and health in a large diversity of aquatic animals.

Most of the «Atkins diet» followers now claim that dietary cholesterol and animal fats from eggs or meat only raise pattern - B type of «fluffy» LDL cholesterol so their impact on our heart health are insignificant.