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ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
July 9, 2010

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For lambs, a pasture a week keeps blood suckers away:
Deworming lambs can be minimized with rotational grazing and checking the animals' eye color, according to an ARS study. (7/6)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100706.htm

A close-up view of egg quality and composition:
There's no substantial quality difference between organically and conventionally produced eggs, according to an ARS study examining various aspects of egg quality, so no matter which specialty egg is chosen, it will be nearly the same quality as any other egg. (7/7)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100707.htm

How a superstar plant compound helps protects our bodies:
Natural compounds in plants may protect us against unwanted inflammation, although the "how" of that protection has remained a puzzle-but new studies by ARS scientists are providing some of the missing details. (7/8)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100708.htm

Making levees last longer:
A new barrier design from ARS hydraulic engineers could help protect reservoir levees against the erosive forces of wind-driven waves, dissipating 75 percent of the waves' energy before they ever hit the levee. (7/9)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100709.htm

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