As vacas podem ajudar no tratamento da covid-19
Cientistas vão recorrer à ajuda de vacas para produzir anticorpos capazes de tratar ou até mesmo prevenir a covid-19…
Albicastrenses já produzem a carne mais cara do mundo
A carne de vaca mais cara do mundo está a ser produzida pelo empresário albicastrense Hugo Patrício, numa herdade na zona do Alqueva, no Alentejo, a partir de embriões congelados da raça japonesa Red Wagyu, adquiridos nos Estados Unidos e armazenados na Escola Superior Agrária (ESA) do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco. Para a produção…
Meat sector launches initiative to halve meat waste and cut CO2
Thirty-eight of the UK’s largest organisations involved in the production and sale of meat have teamed up for a new initiative that aims to halve the £3bn-worth of meat that goes to waste each year and cut greenhouse gas emissions. All the UK’s major retailers, along with major hospitality and foodservice companies, industry bodies and…
Five Common Mistakes People Make When Cooking Steak, According to Top Chefs
Cooking a perfectly seasoned and seared steak isn’t necessarily hard, but there are still various pitfalls that amateur chefs fall victim to. From placing the meat on a lukewarm pan to trying to achieve a good sear by relying on an oven alone, a good steak can be ruined in a matter of minutes. Nothing compares to the error of…
AHDB responds to ‘Peak Meat’ by 2030
AHDB’s market intelligence experts have hit back at the latest call to cut down meat consumption in response to climate change, branding its thinking ‘flawed’. A group of 50 scientists from around the world penned a letter to academic journal Lancet Planetary Health urging global nations to “declare a timeframe for peak livestock” after which production…