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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists warn a popular vitamin D supplement may have a hidden downside

Not all vitamin D supplements are created equal, and new research suggests that one popular form may have an unexpected downside....

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Not all trans fats are bad, major review finds

A large analysis of 22 studies found that the trans fats naturally present in dairy foods such as milk, butter, yogurt, and cheese...

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Farmers Weekly Jozini goat project brings data-driven breeding to communal farmers

An Agricultural Research Council community-based breeding programme in northern KwaZulu-Natal is helping communal goat farmers int...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Scientists changed how zoo lions eat. Their wild side came out

Giving zoo lions whole carcasses on a feast-and-fast schedule appears to bring out more natural behavior. The lions spent nearly t...

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Farmers Weekly South Africa’s table grape supply outpaces global demand

South Africa remains one of the world’s leading table grape exporters despite a shrinking production footprint, but increasing glo...

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Farmers Weekly Namibia steps up FMD controls as cases rise to 127

Namibia has intensified measures to contain its foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak near the South African border after the conf...

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Farmers Weekly Perdefontein Dohnes: breeding profitability from the ewe up

In the harsh Agter-Pakhuis area outside Clanwilliam, performance has to be earned. Martin de Klerk uses hard data, rigorous cullin...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Taking antibiotics? Sugar may be making the damage worse

Eating more sugar while taking antibiotics was linked to greater disruption of the gut microbiome and increased growth of potentia...

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Farmers Weekly Cheap on paper, costly at the till: what 1,1% food inflation really means

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy's latest brief shows that food prices are barely rising, yet a basic healthy diet stil...

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