Livestock

Nanjing orders livestock cull to stem spread of H7N9 virus

10 Apr 2013

Residents of Nanjing, Jiangsu province, are now banned from raising livestock as health authorities yesterday confirmed that five more people have contracted the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus in the...

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Turning the tables

9 Aug 2012

The latest wagyu marketing campaign seems to have dispensed with one myth about superior Japanese cattle. Unfortunately, two equally stubborn ones remain.

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Milk Daddy raises a healthy kid

1 Aug 2012

A businessman in Hunan province, haunted by scandals in the mainland's dairy industry, is raising five goats on his rooftop so his newborn girl can have easy access to safe milk.

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Give non-runners credit they deserve - in the form guide

6 Jun 2012

Ah, welcome home old mate. There's a touch of nostalgia involved in this item as it was a hobby horse long ago in a galaxy far far away called Australia, where we lobbied for a long time to have...

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Let's take on the meat industry

4 Jun 2012

Recently I watched a video called Farm to Fridge on the internet. The film is disturbing. It shows the workings of a slaughterhouse, where we see animals being slaughtered. A newborn pig undergoes...

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Hogs go upmarket as tastes change

31 Jan 2012

Being able to afford pork was once a symbol of wealth for Chinese.

Today, the mainland produces half of the world's pork and because pork prices weigh so heavily on the nation's...

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Kushiyaki Beco

2 Shin Hing Street, Central
Tel: 2581 1282
Open: 6pm-11.30pm
Cuisine: Japanese

Price: about HK$400 without drinks and the service charge

2:06AM

With a better alley, Super Plus is the one

Drawing single figures can help Super Plus break through for the first time in more than a year and aid punters trying to narrow calculations in a tough Triple Trio at Happy Valley tomorrow...

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The Wisdom of Bees

The Wisdom of Bees
by Michael O'Malley
Portfolio, HK$130

12:42PM

Global Dairy to start own farm in Heilongjiang

Global Dairy, a Heilongjiang-based formula milk producer, will invest HK$350.9 million to establish its first dairy farm to ensure stable supply and quality of raw milk.

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Bank on Bravo to deliver the goods

Punters won't have to wait for the International Trial races on Sunday to see a top grade horse - and Triple Trio players will be pinning their hopes on the strong chance that the John Size-...

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Vigilance the key now to keep bird flu at bay

Over the last 13 years the idea of central slaughtering for chickens has gone from being seen as the solution to the threat of bird flu, and necessary to prevent the spread of dangerous diseases,...

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