Wishing that the best of times come your way with new hopes and promises this New Year...
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL...
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL...
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The Official Veterinarian - An essential public good
In view of the 3rd round table on the modernization of meat inspection, the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) would like to underline the crucial role played by veterinarians in protecting human health and ensuring food safety.
The consumer demands safe food of animal origin. The veterinary profession has the independence, integrity, knowledge and skills to provide the consumer with reassurance that their expectation of high food safety, animal welfare and environmental standards has been met – all the way from farm to fork.
FVE wants to outline this pivotal role played by veterinarians in assuring the safety of our food especially at slaughterhouse level.
Source:
http://www.fve.org/news/press_releases/docs/2011_12_005%20the%20role%20of%20ov_%20adding%20value%20v1.5_press%20release.pdf
The consumer demands safe food of animal origin. The veterinary profession has the independence, integrity, knowledge and skills to provide the consumer with reassurance that their expectation of high food safety, animal welfare and environmental standards has been met – all the way from farm to fork.
FVE wants to outline this pivotal role played by veterinarians in assuring the safety of our food especially at slaughterhouse level.
Source:
http://www.fve.org/news/press_releases/docs/2011_12_005%20the%20role%20of%20ov_%20adding%20value%20v1.5_press%20release.pdf
Lions' and tigers' fearsome roars are due to their unusual vocal folds
When lions and tigers roar loudly and deeply -- terrifying every creature within earshot -- they are somewhat like human babies crying for attention, although their voices are much deeper. So says the senior author of a new study that shows lions' and tigers' loud, low-frequency roars are predetermined by physical properties of their vocal fold tissue -- namely, the ability to stretch and shear -- and not by nerve impulses from the brain. "Roaring is similar to what a baby sounds like when it cries," says speech scientist Ingo Titze, executive director of the National Center for Voice and Speech, which is administered by the University of Utah. "In some ways, the lion is a large replica of a crying baby, loud and noisy, but at very low pitch."
The study of lion and tiger vocal folds and how they produce roaring -- vocalizations used by big cats to claim their territory -- was set for publication on Nov. 2, in the Public Library of Science's online journal PLoS ONE. While the comparison was not part of the study, Titze says a baby "cries to have people come to help it. The lion uses similar attention-getting sound, but mainly to say, 'I am here, this is my territory, get out of here." "In both cases, we hear loud, grating sounds that grab people's ears. When a baby cries, the sound isn't pretty. The sound is basically rough. The vibration isn't regular."
The study of lion and tiger vocal folds and how they produce roaring -- vocalizations used by big cats to claim their territory -- was set for publication on Nov. 2, in the Public Library of Science's online journal PLoS ONE. While the comparison was not part of the study, Titze says a baby "cries to have people come to help it. The lion uses similar attention-getting sound, but mainly to say, 'I am here, this is my territory, get out of here." "In both cases, we hear loud, grating sounds that grab people's ears. When a baby cries, the sound isn't pretty. The sound is basically rough. The vibration isn't regular."
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