The California law reflects what the FDA had proposed be voluntary such as drug companies removing growth promotion claims from any antibiotics that are used by both humans and livestock producers as well as the involvement of veterinarians in issuing prescriptions for usage.California passed a ban on antibiotics in animal feed that is awaiting the governor's signature. After years of debate, this is the first such ban in the country. The legislation was approved in the California Assembly 71-8 (with eight assemblymen not voting) and two days later in the California Senate last week 34-0 (with six senators not voting). It had passed the Senate and Assembly Agriculture Committees by unanimous votes earlier in the year. The new law will:
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The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
