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USDA Agricultural Research Service
April 26, 2013
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Improved test for an important vitamin:
A team of USDA scientists has developed and tested an improved method for measuring an indicator of the body's stores of vitamin B12 in blood. (4/22) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2013/130422.htm

New issue of Healthy Animals online:
The latest issue of Healthy Animals focuses on research to combat stable flies, the most damaging arthropod pest of U.S. cattle. (4/25) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2013/130425.htm

Optimizing water productivity:
USDA researchers in Texas are helping farmers make the most of their water supplies in a region where they depend on the Ogallala Aquifer, a massive underground reservoir under constant threat of overuse. (4/26) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2013/130426.htm

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