About 75% of the new infectious diseases affecting humans over the past 10 years were caused by bacteria, viruses and other pathogens that started in animals and animal products.

过去10年里，影响人类健康的新的传染病大约有75%是因细菌、病毒和源自动物和动物产品的其他病原体所致。

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Most toxins, often from household products, are carried to Arctic waters by ocean currents, winds, or via migratory fish and animals.

大部分的毒素，通常都来自家用物品，随著海洋的水流风向，或是回流鱼和动物，漂向北极的海域。

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Non-starch polysaccharides(NSP) is the main component of the cereals' by-products, and it is the main anti-nutritional factor restricting the nutrients digestibility and utilization by the animals.

非淀粉多糖是谷物副产物麦麸、米糠等的重要组成成分，是影响畜禽对谷物饲料养分和能量消化利用率的主要抗营养因子。

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However feeding animals by-products of other animals can transmit dangerous diseases to humans, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) in cows.

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Spores can live in the soil for years, and humans can become infected with anthrax by handling products from infected animals or by inhaling anthrax spores from contaminated animal products.

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