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Research in Sheep Suggests Possible Early Test for Fetal Heart Health 0
- HEALTH
- December 10, 2019
Changes in heart rate, due to low oxygen conditions, experienced by the fetus during pregnancy, could be used to predict the future heart health of babies, shows research published in The Journal of Physiology today. Previous research has shown that sustained low levels of oxygen (called chronic hypoxia) during pregnancy significantly impair the growth of the fetus, leading to a condition known as intrauterine growth
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New Zealand begins genetic program to produce low methane-emitting sheep | World news 0
- BUSINESS
- December 1, 2019
The New Zealand livestock industry has begun a “global first” genetic program that would help to tackle climate change by breeding low methane-emitting sheep. There are about six sheep for each person in New Zealand, and the livestock industry accounts for about one-third of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. The livestock industry’s peak body,
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