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 ...