Chlorate Levels in Dairy Products Produced and Consumed in Ireland.

In recent years, chlorate has become a residue of concern internationally, due to the risk that it poses to thyroid gland function. However, little is known about its occurrence in dairy products of Irish origin. To address this, a study was conducted in which samples of milk ( = 317), cream ( = 199), butter ( = 178), cheese ( = 144) and yoghurt ( = 440) were collected from grocery stores in the Republic of Ireland.

Milk Composition of Free-Ranging Impala () and Tsessebe (), and Comparison with Other African Bovidae.

The major nutrient and fatty acid composition of the milk of impala and tsessebe is reported and compared with other Bovidae and species. The proximate composition of impala milk was 5.56 ± 1.

The Dynamic Changes of African Elephant Milk Composition over Lactation.

The combined data of milk composition of 14 African elephants over 25 months of lactation are presented. The milk density was constant during lactation. The total protein content increased with progressing lactation, with caseins as the predominant protein fraction.

Fish By-Product Use as Biostimulants: An Overview of the Current State of the Art, Including Relevant Legislation and Regulations within the EU and USA.

Crop production systems have adopted cost-effective, sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices to improve crop yields and the quality of food derived from plants. Approaches such as genetic selection and the creation of varieties displaying favorable traits such as disease and drought resistance have been used in the past and continue to be used. However, the use of biostimulants to promote plant growth has increasingly gained attention, and the market size for biostimulants is estimated to reach USD 4.

Caenorhabditis elegans as a model animal for investigating fungal pathogenesis.

The morbidity and mortality associated with systemic fungal infections in humans cannot be underestimated. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has become popular for the in vivo study of the pathogenesis of human fungal pathogens and as an antifungal drug-screening tool. C.

Comparative genomics of casein genes.

This research paper addresses the hypothesis that comparative genomics can give a new insight into the functionality of casein genes with respect to the casein micelle. Comparative genomics is a rapidly emerging field in computational biology whereby two or more genomes are compared in order to obtain a global view on genomes as well as assigning previously unknown functions for genes. Casein genes are among the most rapidly evolving mammalian genes, with the gene products mainly grouped into four types (αs1-, αs2-, β- and κ-casein).