Friday, December 18, 2009

Caption Competition (BBC News)

A cow with a cheque on her side. Read the winning entries

Industry advisors say it is time to capture direct, maternal heterosis - High Plains Journal

an Extension animal scientist at Virginia Tech, explained that the advantage of ... from crossbreeding when they use crossbred cows because maternal heterosis results in improved cow fertility, calf livability, calf weaning weight and cow longevity.

Fish fed bovine TSE prions showed neurodegenerative amyloid-like ... - Examiner

... cow ... Bovine spongiform encephalopathy: epidemiological studies. Vet Rec 123: 638–644. Find this article online Wells GA, Scott AC, Johnson CT, Gunning RF, Hancock RD, et al. (1987) A novel progressive spongiform encephalopathy in cattle.

Calf with a cross on its head Boing Boing

This is what happens when people don\'t think about probability: \"I don\'t think this could happen again in a million cows.\" According to Wikipedia, there are over 96 million head of cattle in the US alone, and about 1.3 billion head in the entire ... *Sigh* Oscar beat me to Bovine Intervention. Well that\'s my day ruined. Anonymous | #35 | 00:30 on Thu, Dec.10 | Reply. Report. I have a cat with an orange lightning bolt on her forehead. I wonder who that\'s a message from. ...

American Bucking Bull Inc. Reaches Historic 100000 Milestone ...

Originally started as the Rodeo Stock Registry by Bob Tallman in 1994, American Bucking Bull Inc. is the official DNA registry for the bucking cattle industry. Started in 2004, ABBI has since realized one of its key objectives of documenting the ... From the historic origins of the Rodeo Stock Registry and its first registered bovine- the legendary Bodacious- to today\'s entry of the DNA of animal number 100000 into the database , both Tallman and the ABBI\'s dream of ...

BBC - Magazine Monitor: Caption Competition

Last week, Mr Jones\' joke using the sheep had been funny, when he had brought in the cow, there were a few chuckles. Using a polar bear however, was a step too far, poor Mrs Warren, she was never the same after losing her beloved Ben, ...

KMT seeks to break beef impasse (Taipei Times)

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislative caucus whip Lu Hsueh-chang (呂學樟) said yesterday that the caucus would like to work with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to find “a third way” to break the month-long legislative deadlock over US beef.

American Bucking Bull Inc. Reaches Historic 100000 Milestone! - American Cowboy

American Bucking Bull Inc. Reaches Historic 100000 Milestone!American CowboyOriginally started as the Rodeo Stock Registry by Bob Tallman in 1994, American Bucking Bull Inc. is the official DNA registry for the bucking cattle ...

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Caption Competition (BBC News)

A cow with a cheque on her side. What\'s occurring?

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

New Delhi's cowboys lasso loose cows - World Blog - msnbc.com

Kumar said his team usually drives around looking for cows until their truck is fully loaded. Typically by midday, they unload the captured cows at a cattle pond – a temporary shelter where cows are tagged with microchips to prevent .... I just returned from India, and was very surprised by the number of stray cows and dogs that so freely run the streets. It\'s incredible. I gained a new appreciation for vegetarians. Clearing the streets of Delhi from bovine is one thing. ...

Industry advisors say it is time to capture direct, maternal heterosis - High Plains Journal

Longevity, rebreeding and calf survivability are gaining importance as the nation\'s cow herd becomes more straightbred. That likely is because commercial cow-calf producers have forgotten or ignored hybrid vigor (heterosis). A crossbreeding program ...

Fish fed bovine TSE prions showed neurodegenerative amyloid-like ... - Examiner

According to the article, \" Evaluation of the Possible Transmission of BSE and Scrapie to Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata ),\" in PLoS ONE , a publication of peer-reviewed science, scientists studied the brains of certain species of fish that were ...

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Chilli is such a big load of bull | Pakistan News | News, Videos ...

Brobdingnagian bovine stands 6-foot-6 (on all fours), weighs over a ton It sounds like a cock-and-bull story about the Brobdingnagian bovine that began. ... As a steer — a castrated bull — he has no prospects of starting a family and passing on his Friesian genes to a new generation of giant cattle. But Chilli\'s future is secure. “We\'ve had cows here until about the age of 15, but they haven\'t been the size that he is, so I don\'t expect that he will perhaps live to that ...

Bovine TB: A TB test on 'Countryfile'

Then a snapshot of a six month \'short interval\' herd test on Adam Henson\'s various rare breed beef stock, revealed four reactors within various groups of cattle roaming 1600 acres. A smart in calf Gloucester cow, and three youngsters ...

It\'s time to capture direct, maternal heterosis - Drovers

It's time to capture direct, maternal heterosisDroversAgain referring to USMARC research, she said the calves of British-based cows and Continental or Bos indicus sires had significantly reduced rates of bovine ...

Friday, December 4, 2009

The Internet is All Over Climategate While the MSM Sleeps - WebProNews

I don\'t need to look at anybody\'s data to know that climate change is real. So what if some scientist has to fudge his data because he doesn\'t get an accurate reading? The ice caps are melting! All over the world glaciers are receding! Not a little ...

Fantastic Cow Pictures and Photos

Defining Cows. The term cow generally means an adult female of the bovine family. A heifer is a young female cow that hasn\'t yet had her own calf. The Bull is an adult male bovine animal. Cattle refers to all of these bovine animals. ...

A TB test on 'Countryfile'

Then a snapshot of a six month \'short interval\' herd test on Adam Henson\'s various rare breed beef stock, revealed four reactors within various groups of cattle roaming 1600 acres. A smart in calf Gloucester cow, and three youngsters ...

True Cow Tales – Edited by C. R. Lindemer « Ellison Bay Pottery ...

Meet “Patty” and “Paige” – - the Mother\'s Day cows, follow “Ferdy” the friendly bull, and learn about “Lulu” – - on the loose. “True Cow Tales is a true joy to read. If you have an association with livestock agriculture you will enjoy these ... For a laugh, check out “Cattle Sillies.” Need some adventure? Then turn to “Bovine Drama.” Favorite cows are the theme of a chapter by that name. For a walk down “memory lane,” flip to “Bovine Wistfulness.” And for something quite ...

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Canadian animals barred from rodeo (Tiscali)

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A U.S. ban on Canadian cattle, spurred by a lone case of mad cow disease, has had an unintended consequence -- bulls bred north of the border to toss cowboys around for eight seconds at a time have been shut out of rodeo’s biggest event.

Holy cow, what’s Chrissie’s beef? (Times Online)

Sitting on the floor of a cattleshed, at the business end of a cow, Chrissie Hynde is trying to get to grips with a set of udders. “Are there four of them?” she shouts above the Hare Krishna devotional music blaring out of a CD player in the corner.

Couple\'s cattle need wide berth (Hutchinson News)

CHASE - Watch them graze on a round hay bale with their huge horns clanking against each other and t ...

Industry advisors say it is time to capture direct, maternal heterosis - High Plains Journal

Industry advisors say it is time to capture direct, maternal heterosisHigh Plains JournalAgain referring to USMARC research, she said the calves of British-based cows and Continental or Bos indicus sires had significantly reduced rates of bovine ...

Donated cows find new homes with members of SHGs - Times of India

Donated cows find new homes with members of SHGsTimes of IndiaDuring the months of Aadi (July) and Chitthirai (April) devotees donate cattle to the temple to redeem their vows. They include calves, cows and bulls. ...and more »

Couple\'s cattle need wide berth - Hutchinson News

Couple's cattle need wide berthHutchinson News"They're fun, exciting, unique and docile," McIntyre said, as she hand-fed four packs of muffins to the nine cows, six calves and one bull in the Tar Exotic ...

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Chilli is such a big load of bull | Pakistan News | News, Videos ...

Brobdingnagian bovine stands 6-foot-6 (on all fours), weighs over a ton It sounds like a cock-and-bull story about the Brobdingnagian bovine that began. ... As a steer — a castrated bull — he has no prospects of starting a family and passing on his Friesian genes to a new generation of giant cattle. But Chilli's future is secure. “We've had cows here until about the age of 15, but they haven't been the size that he is, so I don't expect that he will perhaps live to that ...
[original post by Erydaycuppy]
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Neighbors bull wont stay home... - Horsetopia Forum

We presently have electric fence on two sides to keep the bull away from neighbors who object. The third side neighbor, well, his bull and ours seem to take turns, and swap cows regularly. The fourth side is the road, and the bull hasn't ... That's called cattle rustling, and is a felony! Grand theft bovine (LOL)! Most cattle around here are branded, "ear-marked", or ear-tagged so that you know what belongs to whom. Stray livestock here are reported to the sheriff, ...
[original post by StefanieLeann14]
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A TB test on 'Countryfile'

Then a snapshot of a six month 'short interval' herd test on Adam Henson's various rare breed beef stock, revealed four reactors within various groups of cattle roaming 1600 acres. A smart in calf Gloucester cow, and three youngsters ...
[original post by Matthew]
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Industry advisors say it is time to capture direct, maternal heterosis - High Plains Journal

Longevity, rebreeding and calf survivability are gaining importance as the nation's cow herd becomes more straightbred. That likely is because commercial cow-calf producers have forgotten or ignored hybrid vigor (heterosis). A crossbreeding program ...
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It's time to capture direct, maternal heterosis - Drovers

Longevity, rebreeding and calf survivability are gaining importance as the nation’s cow herd becomes more straightbred. Animal scientists say that is because commercial cow-calf producers have forgotten or ignored hybrid vigor (heterosis). A ...
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Meeting your meat: One woman's farm-to-plate experience (Chicago Sun-Times)

From the time I toddled, I dabbled in "cooking," scrawling recipes with a newly acquired tripod grip. Later, I pored over cookbooks rather than breezy beach reads. As an adult, I wanted to share this world with my son. He's not an eater like me. We talk about food a lot, though, and he willingly tastes things that would, frankly, frighten most kids.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Canada's cash cow: Meet the $1.2-million Holstein that will boost a ... - Globe and Mail

S he is long, leggy and classy. Her frame is all smooth lines and voluptuous curves. Every beauty contest she enters, she wins. In short, she is the Claudia Schiffer of the milking parlour. Her name is Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy - she goes by ...
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It's time to capture direct, maternal heterosis - Drovers

Longevity, rebreeding and calf survivability are gaining importance as the nation’s cow herd becomes more straightbred. Animal scientists say that is because commercial cow-calf producers have forgotten or ignored hybrid vigor (heterosis). A ...
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Meeting your meat: One woman's farm-to-plate experience (Chicago Sun-Times)

From the time I toddled, I dabbled in "cooking," scrawling recipes with a newly acquired tripod grip. Later, I pored over cookbooks rather than breezy beach reads. As an adult, I wanted to share this world with my son. He's not an eater like me. We talk about food a lot, though, and he willingly tastes things that would, frankly, frighten most kids.
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Canada's cash cow: Meet the $1.2-million Holstein that will boost a ... - Globe and Mail

S he is long, leggy and classy. Her frame is all smooth lines and voluptuous curves. Every beauty contest she enters, she wins. In short, she is the Claudia Schiffer of the milking parlour. Her name is Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy - she goes by ...
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Industry advisors say it is time to capture direct, maternal heterosis - High Plains Journal

Longevity, rebreeding and calf survivability are gaining importance as the nation's cow herd becomes more straightbred. That likely is because commercial cow-calf producers have forgotten or ignored hybrid vigor (heterosis). A crossbreeding program ...
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It's time to capture direct, maternal heterosis - Drovers

Longevity, rebreeding and calf survivability are gaining importance as the nation’s cow herd becomes more straightbred. Animal scientists say that is because commercial cow-calf producers have forgotten or ignored hybrid vigor (heterosis). A ...
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Alert over stock diseases - John O'Groat Journal

Alert over stock diseasesJohn O'Groat JournalSenior veterinary virologist Peter Nettleton said there are very reliable tests to detect BVD or Bovine Virus Diarrhoea. Vaccines are also very effective ...
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It's time to capture direct, maternal heterosis - Drovers

It's time to capture direct, maternal heterosisDroversAgain referring to USMARC research, she said the calves of British-based cows and Continental or Bos indicus sires had significantly reduced rates of bovine ...
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Meeting your meat: One woman's farm-to-plate experience (Chicago Sun-Times)

From the time I toddled, I dabbled in "cooking," scrawling recipes with a newly acquired tripod grip. Later, I pored over cookbooks rather than breezy beach reads. As an adult, I wanted to share this world with my son. He's not an eater like me. We talk about food a lot, though, and he willingly tastes things that would, frankly, frighten most kids.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Canada's cash cow: Meet the $1.2-million Holstein that will boost a struggling ... - Globe and Mail

World Records AcademyCanada's cash cow: Meet the $1.2-million Holstein that will boost a struggling ...Globe and MailThat makes the three-year-old cow the new gold standard in an industry where bovine genetics have attracted growing interest among farmers looking to better ...Missy the million dollar HolsteinGlobe and Mailall 7 news articles »
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Alert over stock diseases - John O'Groat Journal

Alert over stock diseasesJohn O'Groat JournalSenior veterinary virologist Peter Nettleton said there are very reliable tests to detect BVD or Bovine Virus Diarrhoea. Vaccines are also very effective ...
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Meeting your meat: One woman's farm-to-plate experience (Chicago Sun-Times)

From the time I toddled, I dabbled in "cooking," scrawling recipes with a newly acquired tripod grip. Later, I pored over cookbooks rather than breezy beach reads. As an adult, I wanted to share this world with my son. He's not an eater like me. We talk about food a lot, though, and he willingly tastes things that would, frankly, frighten most kids.
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Canada's cash cow: Meet the $1.2-million Holstein that will boost a ... - Globe and Mail

... million, gaining her entrance to a pantheon of $1-million North American cows that contained only five Holsteins before her. That makes the three-year-old cow the new gold standard in an industry where bovine ... excellent cattle slip with the ...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Missy the million dollar Holstein - Globe and Mail

... Lewisdale Gold Missy – she goes by Missy for short – and, as of last week, she is worth $1.2-million, gaining her entrance to a pantheon of million-dollar North American cows that contained ... Thalen will continue to raise and coddle Missy ...
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سیم خاردار وحشی - public

Feeding whole flax-seed, which is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) of the n-3 family, decreased the secretion of PGF metabolite in cows (Petit et al., 2002) and similar findings were reported for cattle fed fish meal .... In vitro bovine embryos have greater concentrations of fatty acids than in vivo embryos (Shamsuddin and Rodriguez-Martinez, 1994), which might alleviate the effect of dietary fatty acids on oocyte quality and subsequent fertilization rate. ...
[original post by barbedwire]
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Industry Advisors Say It Is Time to Capture Direct, Maternal ...

He also manages his own herd of several hundred commercial cows. He summarized the matter this way: “It is time for many producers to design long-term, simplistic plans that capture maternal heterosis. I would not want to manage cattle ...
[original post by BEEF Magazine News Staff]
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Canadian animals barred from rodeo (Tiscali)

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A U.S. ban on Canadian cattle, spurred by a lone case of mad cow disease, has had an unintended consequence -- bulls bred north of the border to toss cowboys around for eight seconds at a time have been shut out of rodeo’s biggest event.
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Holy cow, what’s Chrissie’s beef? (Times Online)

Sitting on the floor of a cattleshed, at the business end of a cow, Chrissie Hynde is trying to get to grips with a set of udders. “Are there four of them?” she shouts above the Hare Krishna devotional music blaring out of a CD player in the corner.
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Is It Time to Capture Direct, Maternal Heterosis?

Again referring to USMARC research, she said the calves of British-based cows and Continental or Bos indicus sires had significantly reduced rates of bovine respiratory disease (BRD). ... He also manages his own herd of several hundred commercial cows. He summarised the matter this way: “It is time for many producers to design long-term, simplistic plans that capture maternal heterosis. I would not want to manage cattle in any environment without that incredible value.” ...
[original post by unknown]
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11-19-09 *Limousin News* Industry Advisors Say It Is Time to ...

Again referring to USMARC research, she said the calves of British-based cows and Continental or Bos indicus sires had significantly reduced rates of bovine respiratory disease (BRD). ... I would not want to manage cattle in any environment without that incredible value.” The North American Limousin Foundation (www.nalf.org), headquartered in Centennial, Colo., provides programs and services – including genetic evaluation of 5000 active sires – to more than 4000 members ...
[original post by Brian Allmer]
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Missy the million dollar Holstein - Globe and Mail

... million, gaining her entrance to a pantheon of million-dollar North American cows that contained only five Holsteins before her. That makes three-year-old cow the new gold standard in an industry where bovine ... keeping better cattle. ” —
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Cattle Breeds: Industry Advisors Say It Is Time To Capture Direct, Maternal ... - CattleNetwork.com

Cattle Breeds: Industry Advisors Say It Is Time To Capture Direct, Maternal ...CattleNetwork.comAgain referring to USMARC research, she said the calves of British-based cows and Continental or Bos indicus sires had significantly reduced rates of bovine ...
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