Reduce Pressure On Watercourses
FINLAND - Jaana Uusi-Kämppä, Senior Research Scientist at MTT Agrifood Research Finland, has demonstrated in her doctoral dissertation that there are many ways in which cattle farms can reduce the load on watercourses caused by cattle-raising.

Antibiotic-resistance Spreads to Fertilizer
FINLAND - Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) have been found in sewage sludge, a by-product of waste-water treatment frequently used as a fertilizer.

Research on Campylobacters in Cattle and Broilers
FINLAND - Campylobacteriosis is the most commonly reported bacterial enteric infection worldwide. The human cases are usually sporadic, and most of them are caused by Campylobacter jejuni, says Evira.

Spring Peak in Dairy Pasture Nitrogen Losses
FINLAND - The nitrogen emissions from boreal dairy pastures vary depending on the time of year and ley rotation. The emissions peak in spring, when the nitrates accumulated in the soil over the previous summer and winter leach with the melting snow....

Study Details Dairy Slowdown in Finland
FINLAND - The 1990s witnessed a one percent annual growth in Finnish dairy farm production. Growth was significantly affected by annual fluctuations.

How Fermented Cabbage Can Keep Infections at Bay
FINLAND - Researcher Susanna Rokka of MTT Agrifood Research Finland has shown in her doctoral thesis that antibodies extracted from bovine colostrum as well as lactobacilli extracted from fermented cabbage and other sources prevent the action of pathogenic...

Finnish Farmers Want Raised Milk Prices
FINLAND - The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK) said Wednesday that the price paid to farmers for milk should be raised.

Agricultural Income Increased by 10 Per Cent
FINLAND - Agricultural income in Finland increased by almost ten per cent last year compared to the previous year, according to MTT Agrifood Research Finland. In 2007, agricultural income reached € 988 million, while in 2006 it amounted to about € 900...

One Per Cent Growth In Dairy Farm Production
FINLAND - The 1990s witnessed a one per cent annual growth in Finnish dairy farm production. Growth was significantly affected by annual fluctuations.

Livestock Bares Brunt Of Finlands New Subsidy
FINLAND - Finland and the EU reached an agreement on the future of domestic agricultural subsidies through the year 2013 on Tuesday. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sirkka-Liisa Anttila met with EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel in...

Markers Show The Way To Faster Breeding
FINLAND - Cattle breeding is slow work. Hereditary response can be accelerated, however, with the aid of gene mapping. Use of DNA markers enables greater precision in choice of the best animals, and the selection of animals at a younger age.