Poultry manure contains large amounts of urea, which is transformed into ammonia inside the stomach of the animal and generates amino acids or proteins, substances that cause excessive intoxication.

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CORTOCIRCUITO FLEGREO e STUDIO AGERNOVA

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The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) reported that seven people have been arrested, including executives from three agro-business companies accused of having committed fraud by intentionally selling conventional products as organic, with 2,500 tons of products confiscated.

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The current disease evolution on Sardinia is liable to endanger the pig herds in other regions of Italy and in other Member States, in view of placing on the market of pig meat and pig meat products and any other products containing pig meat.

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Under the EU Milk Package Proposal, member states have the option of introducing a supply management system to improve the market for cheeses registered under a protected designation of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indication (PGI).

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The Parmesan cheese manufacturers' association was among the first to congratulate the wrong man as Italy's new agriculture minister. Photograph: Marina Spirronetti/Alamy Italy's new, "technocratic" government of highly qualified bankers, admirals and professors was missing a minister today after he vanished into a fog of misunderstanding.

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This comprehensive report is considered an essential resource by the global dairy community. It investigates major developments, new trends, and the evolution of the demand for dairy products, as well as gathering statistics on production, consumption and trade in all regions of the world.

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The worldwide dairy sector highlighted their collaborative results in reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the reporting session of the Global Dairy Agenda for Action on Climate Change (GDAA) at the IDF World Dairy Summit, Parma, Italy.

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The IDF, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) have developed, in partnership and with support from the animal feed industry, a world map of animal feeding systems in the dairy sector.

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This comprehensive report is considered an essential resource by the global dairy community. It investigates major developments, new trends, and the evolution of the demand for dairy products, as well as gathering statistics on production, consumption and trade in all regions of the world.

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He didn't become a farmer because he was against industrial agriculture, GMOs, or on a mission to change the world. Originally from Bergamo, Andrea was just looking for the lifestyle that suited him. In his late 20s he took a trip to the South of Italy where he worked for a few years as a shepherd. That's where his journey began.

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One of the most important agro-industrial groups in Italy, Granarolo has increased its presence in the dairy products industry through the acquisition of the third largest producer of fresh cheeses in Italy, Lat Bri.

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Cargill has completed its acquisition of the Italian animal nutrition company (July 15), Raggio di Sole Mangimi S.p.A, having received antitrust approval from the Italian Authority.

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Italy's agriculture minister Saverio Romano has refused to resign over alleged links with the Sicilian mafia and vowed to clear his name. "I am not resigning, I am light years away from the mafia," he told daily Corriere della Sera in an interview on Friday.

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Italy is the sixth largest producer of poultry meat in the EU-27 (European Union-27). Its poultry production accounts for 10 per cent of total production in the EU-27. However, poultry takes a back seat to beef and pork production and consumption preference. Most of Italy's poultry production is centred in the northern part of the country in the following provinces: Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardia and Piemonte. Poultry meat production is divided as follows: 64 per cent broiler, 23 per cent turkey and 13 per cent other species. Most of Italy's poultry industry is vertically integrated.

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High and volatile agricultural commodity prices are likely to prevail for the rest of this year and into 2012 according to the latest analysis published today in FAO's biannual Food Outlook.

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Germany’s Max Planck Institute are partnering to study species-swapping diseases that move back and forth between wild animals and domestic livestock and in some cases — jump to people.

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Italian inventors have designed a machine that uses wool to mop up oil spills.

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Italy, the world’s third-largest wheat buyer, boosted imports of the grain by 17 percent in January, the national cereal-industry association reported. Shipment costs surged 61 percent.

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TWO Italian authorities of fashion have fronted the latest "Merino. No Finer Feeling" advertising campaign to explain why they love the natural fibre.

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During the second half of 2010 Italian producers obtained 37-38 Euro cents for milk that was used for fresh products. The prices for milk used for mature products have increased a little and farmers obtained an average of 40 cents. However, production costs increased by 6-7 cents per litre due to an increase of corn and soya prices. That means that the price does not cover the production costs.

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The local sanitary unit of the northern city of Mantova identified the dioxin-polluted eggs during an inspection in local farms lying close to industrial plants, from where the contamination originally set off.

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When you are expecting an easy match it is very easy to come down in the standard of rugby you play. Credit to the Italian players and coach they were indeed a force to be reckoned with and the try in the second half was 20 minutes in the making.

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