Liu Yongxing reckons the casualties will be the small and inefficient feed producers that control about 80% of the domestic market.

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"This is directly attributable to the impact and effectiveness of feed bans as a primary control measure for the disease, " he said.

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"This is directly attributable to the impact and effectiveness of feed bans as a primary control measure for the disease, " he said last month.

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Even so, he adds, America has to protect its farmers, as many European countries protect theirs, because a country that can't feed its own people is losing control over its future.

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Three hours later, those running the feed tweeted that they had gained back control of their account.

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But watching some of the president's chief economic advisers publicly throw up their hands in helplessness, suggesting the government could feed the monster but couldn't control it, was a reminder of what happens when presidential surrogates speak without proper media training, a unified message and a clear sense of why getting their message right on this really matters.

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The Irish Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals said the owner had been making efforts to feed them but it had spiralled out of control.

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Their sensors record network traffic and use a feed of data about threat sources associated with command and control servers.

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To feed their new HD beast, the team revamped its video control room and upgraded to high-def cameras throughout the stadium.

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