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Mortality Compost And Sourdough Bread

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:41:01 +0200

In the words of my mentor, "You cannot make compost until you can bake bread". The complexity of a composting process,...

Tissue Digestors - Ten good reasons why using a tissue digestor makes sense.

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:40:20 +0200

An increasing number of business owners are becoming aware of the potential applications of tissue digestor systems. Unfortunately most of the information available on tissue digestors is so scientifically orientated that it only serves to alie...

Nitric Acid - a dangerous but very useful tool.

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:49:42 +0200

Good old Nitric acid (HNO3) also known as Aqua Fortis or Spirit of Nitre. Nitric acid is one of the acids that are used most often when the fertilizer value is of importance in an end product. Nitric acid is categorized as a strong oxidizing a...

What is Clostridium Perfringens

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:45:07 +0200

Clostridium perfringens is a gram positive, rod shaped bacteria that is often associated with food poisoning and gas gangrene. C. perfringens is most frequently responsible for released toxins and enzymes that cause tissue damage. These con...

Say Hello to Bacillus Cereus

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:44:19 +0200

Ever wondered how people manage to reach any kind of meaningful age without suffering a terrible and agonizing death due to an infection caused by some or the other strange and exotic bug'
Which Composting System Do I Prefer'
Article by Piet Kruger of Convert...

What Is Bovine Tuberculosis

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:55:00 +0200
What Is Bovine Tuberculosis

This type of Tuberculosis is often found in South Africa and abattoirs, specifically quarantine abattoirs, may occasionally encounter animals infected with Bovine Tuberculosis. Proper...

What Is Brucellosis'

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:29:00 +0200
What is brucellosis'

Brucellosis, also known as Malta Fever or Undulant Fever is a disease that may be contracted by humans when exposed to a bacteria of the Brucella spp.

Brucella abortus is of particular inte...

What is Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)'

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:41:49 +0200
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of livestock. It can rapidly spread through a region if control and eradication practices are not imple-mented upon its detection. We...

What Are Prions'

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:36:06 +0200

What are prions'
The word prion was coined in 1982 by neurologist Dr Stanley Prusiner, and is used to describe a proteinaceous infectious agent that is not inactivated or destroyed by procedures that modify nucleic acids such a...

What is Mad Cow Disease'

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:04:05 +0200
MAD COW DISEASE ALSO KNOWN AS BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY IN CATTLE (BSE) OR CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (CJD) IN HUMANS ARE DISEASES CAUSED BY PRIONS

BSE (sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease