Agricultural research: Recent developments from USDA's laboratories.

Kiplinger Agriculture Letter, The, June, 1998

Here's the latest in agricultural research...recent developments from gov't labs that could improve the way we produce food and fiber. If you want to know more about any of these items, we've listed contacts, telephone numbers and, where they are available, e-mail addresses.

A natural compound to help cows ward off mastitis infections around calving time. Mastitis is a common infection of the mammary gland. Dairy producers lose as much as $180 per cow annually due to the infection.

Compound comes from cytokine G-CSF...created in skin, other cells. It stimulates bone marrow to make white blood cells that fight infections. In tests, half the cows injected with the compound and exposed to bacteria did not become infected. Other treated cows had less...

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