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Asian - Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences - Spray dried animal plasma as an alternative to antibiotics in weanling pigs: a review

October 1, 2010 -- INTRODUCTION Weaning is the most critical stage in pig production. Pigs at weaning are suddenly removed from the sow into a new environment where...

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Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal - Mutual fund performance persistence: still true?

October 1, 2010 --

PURPOSE

The purpose of this paper is to examine the performance persistence of a large sample of mutual funds over time. Specifically...

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Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal - Why do analysts issue long-term earnings growth forecasts? An empirical analysis

October 1, 2010 --

INTRODUCTION

While the extant literature (e.g., Chan, Karceski & Lakonishok, 2003) yields overwhelming evidence on the...

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Herald, The; Glasgow (UK) - Borders firm has the whole world in the palm of its hand

September 7, 2010 --

TRACKPLOT, a Borders-based technology start-up, has developed a product that could save the lives of thousands of hillwalkers, mountaineers,...

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Herald, The; Glasgow (UK) - Firmer banks and energy stocks, lifted by an improved outlook...

September 7, 2010 --

Firmer banks and energy stocks, lifted by an improved outlook for the global economy, fuelled slight gains for the FTSE-100, pushing it to...

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Herald, The; Glasgow (UK) - Suicide bombing in Pakistan claims 17 lives

September 7, 2010 --

A suicide bomber has rammed his car into a police station in north-west Pakistan killing at least 17 people, in a new wave of attacks by al...

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Herald, The; Glasgow (UK) - Flu vaccines needed before next outbreak

September 7, 2010 --

The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of...

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Herald, The; Glasgow (UK) - Princely reward for 'Glasgow's greenest restaurant'

September 7, 2010 --

GREEN-conscious royal Prince Charles yesterday recognised the efforts of staff at Glasgow restaurant Gamba to boost its environmental...

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This Day In History

St. Augustine: the oldest permanent European settlement in the US was founded (1565)

Quote of the day

"I had to stop driving my car for a while... the tires got dizzy."

by Steven Wright