At any given time, our bodies carry about 10-30 trillion bacteria that belong to thousands of different species. Depending on the person, these populations can fluctuate from day to day and even from morning to afternoon! Scientists studying the human gut microbiome have been evaluating those populations to find trends, keystones, and troublemakers to identify […]
Which Highly Pathogenic Disease Cost U.S. Taxpayers $1 Billion Dollars?
Outbreaks of highly pathogenic diseases not only devastate poultry farms across the U.S. but also affect the money that comes out of your pocket. From 2014-2015 avian influenza, one of the many diseases that affect poultry, spread across 17 states resulting in the loss of 51.5 million chickens and turkeys. The consequences of this one […]
ACTPRO™ Technology: Reshaping the Aquaculture Industry
The NCH Life Sciences team has been working on using our probiotic products to help aquaculture farmers improve their production capabilities. We are working in this market segment because seafood holds the current title for the largest traded food commodity in the world providing sustenance to approximately 3 billion people relying on fish meat as […]
The Agriculture Education Boom
Agriculture is the building block for all human life, so it comes to no surprise that universities all over the world offer degrees in various agricultural fields. Many universities have their own recirculating aquaculture systems and poultry, swine, and bovine farms for research initiatives. Agriculture is an art, and it takes years to master in […]
COVID-19 vs. The United States Agriculture Industry
The U.S. agriculture industry contributes $1.053 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Without the agriculture industry, your favorite restaurant or sports bar would not be able to function, which is why it falls under “Ag and Food Sectors” in the U.S. economy. The farming sector alone contributes $132.8 billion, and the combined agriculture […]
Stress isn’t just in your head anymore
Oxidative stress is a process that naturally occurs in the body, playing a significant role in the human aging process, but we’re seeing higher levels of chronic oxidative stress in young people in the world today. Poor nutrition, sedentary lifestyles, and exposure to damaging UV rays (sunburns) can speed up oxidation and contribute to development […]
A Kernel of Truth
Cinco de Mayo is not (as some might believe) Mexican Independence Day, but a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. In the United States, this day has evolved into a day of memorializing Mexican culture and heritage. […]
“Egg-cellent” Buying
While roaming the aisles of your neighborhood market, you will pass one of the world’s most common household items: eggs. However, the variety of eggs available to consumers has significantly increased over the years. It’s easy to see how consumers are overwhelmed by all of the choices, wondering how each egg is different and if […]
Can Bacteria Save the World from Plastic?
In 2017, the United States generated 267.8 million tons of municipal solid waste. This means 1,646 pounds of waste was generated per person, which is equivalent to the weight of a full grown rhinoceros. In a few words, we produce a lot of trash. Fortunately, with the success of environmental awareness campaigns, we recycled 67 […]
A Gut Feeling About Heart Health
Hippocrates is credited with saying “all disease begins in the gut,” over 2500 years ago, and the more we learn about human physiology, the more he seems to have been right. Researchers around the world have been putting together pieces of the puzzle of human physiology for decades, making great strides recently with revealing the […]