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 ...

Caption Competition (BBC News)

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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