Mike Coffey #phenotypeisking https://t.co/1ZZ2FBBs
@dadyo32
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Scientician. Professor of Livestock Informatics, SRUC Edinburgh. of course, all views my own. whose else would they be?
Edinburgh
Joined December 2012
RT @dr_andrealove: The wellness industry doesn’t actually improve health. Your detox tea isn’t going to cure malaria. Your immunity supple…
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Chemicals are good
Everything we eat is made up of a variety of chemicals, even foods marketed as “natural” or “organic”. Even an “all natural” strawberry contains a variety of chemical compounds that contribute to their flavor, aroma, and nutritional profile.
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RT @CattleBreeders: Genetic progress within the UK has been fast paced, but are farmers spending enough on genetics, and what can be done t…
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RT @simonmaechling: This isn't about rejecting tradition. It's about challenging the myths we've built around it. "ORGANIC" and "NATURAL"…
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RT @simonmaechling: “Natural”is one of the most successful marketing deceptions of the last 60 years. Natural is not: •Safer. •Healthier.…
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@VictorHolistic @CattleBreeders @AHDB_Dairy @SRUC Good question but perhaps a better one is how small is too small?
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RT @simonmaechling: → It is clear that the overwhelming majority of scientific evidence supports the safety of glyphosate. → Over 3,200 st…
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While we have made considerable strides in dairy genetics, cows are too big and big is bad, says @dadyo32 #BCBC25 #phenotypeisking @AHDB_Dairy @SRUC
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Good to see a new herd in there. Well done STOCKTON !
Check out the latest top 10 newly evaluated genomic Holstein females! 🐄 🏆 📃To see how the complete top 1000 rank, visit ➡
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RT @simonmaechling: Concerns about genetic modifications and the idea of things needing to be “natural” often stem from misunderstandings a…
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I'm interested in cows.
For all of you interested in cows, bulls, history, and mythology, this is very interesting watch (by @crecganford) 👇 🐄🩸☀️🏹
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Ah the good old days when everything was ‘natural’
The default state of nature is that 50% of kids die before reaching adulthood Modernity means that number is now 4% globally (and less than 1% in rich countries)
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Genetically modified is also natural selection
Almost everything you eat has been modified genetically by humans. Here's how: 1/
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No genetic modification here. Just routine farm practice and natural selection to breed Hilda.
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RT @fleroy1974: @JamesMelville Livestock and greenhouse gas emissions: 10 arguments for nuance
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@fleroy1974 @KenDBerryMD For clarity though, you're not going to eat your Christmas tree right?
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