Cattle
Cattle Diseases
Tuberculosis, Bovine
Animal Husbandry
Breeding
Meat
Rhipicephalus
Brucellosis, Bovine
Rumen
The first stomach of ruminants. It lies on the left side of the body, occupying the whole of the left side of the abdomen and even stretching across the median plane of the body to the right side. It is capacious, divided into an upper and a lower sac, each of which has a blind sac at its posterior extremity. The rumen is lined by mucous membrane containing no digestive glands, but mucus-secreting glands are present in large numbers. Coarse, partially chewed food is stored and churned in the rumen until the animal finds circumstances convenient for rumination. When this occurs, little balls of food are regurgitated through the esophagus into the mouth, and are subjected to a second more thorough mastication, swallowed, and passed on into other parts of the compound stomach. (From Black's Veterinary Dictionary, 17th ed)
Buffaloes
Theileriasis
Feces
Escherichia coli O157
A verocytotoxin-producing serogroup belonging to the O subfamily of Escherichia coli which has been shown to cause severe food-borne disease. A strain from this serogroup, serotype H7, which produces SHIGA TOXINS, has been linked to human disease outbreaks resulting from contamination of foods by E. coli O157 from bovine origin.
Plant Poisoning
Neospora
A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass COCCIDIA. Its species are parasitic in dogs, cattle, goats, and sheep, among others. N. caninum, a species that mainly infects dogs, is intracellular in neural and other cells of the body, multiplies by endodyogeny, has no parasitophorous vacuole, and has numerous rhoptries. It is known to cause lesions in many tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord as well as abortion in the expectant mother.
Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform
A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cattle associated with abnormal prion proteins in the brain. Affected animals develop excitability and salivation followed by ATAXIA. This disorder has been associated with consumption of SCRAPIE infected ruminant derived protein. This condition may be transmitted to humans, where it is referred to as variant or new variant CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME. (Vet Rec 1998 Jul 25;143(41):101-5)
Mustelidae
Bacterial Shedding
Sheep
Goats
Mycobacterium bovis
Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex
Random Allocation
Milk
Coccidiosis
Poaceae
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
Bison
Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease
Acute disease of cattle caused by the bovine viral diarrhea viruses (DIARRHEA VIRUSES, BOVINE VIRAL). Often mouth ulcerations are the only sign but fever, diarrhea, drop in milk yield, and loss of appetite are also seen. Severity of clinical disease varies and is strain dependent. Outbreaks are characterized by low morbidity and high mortality.
Ruminants
Anaplasmosis
Manure
Leukemia Virus, Bovine
Weaning
Babesia bovis
Trypanosoma congolense
Bluetongue
Brucella abortus
Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral
A group of viruses in the genus PESTIVIRUS, causing diarrhea, fever, oral ulcerations, hemorrhagic syndrome, and various necrotic lesions among cattle and other domestic animals. The two species (genotypes), BVDV-1 and BVDV-2 , exhibit antigenic and pathological differences. The historical designation, BVDV, consisted of both (then unrecognized) genotypes.
Livestock
Theileria
Rinderpest
Seasons
Deer
The family Cervidae of 17 genera and 45 species occurring nearly throughout North America, South America, and Eurasia, on most associated continental islands, and in northern Africa. Wild populations of deer have been established through introduction by people in Cuba, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and other places where the family does not naturally occur. They are slim, long-legged and best characterized by the presence of antlers. Their habitat is forests, swamps, brush country, deserts, and arctic tundra. They are usually good swimmers; some migrate seasonally. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1362)
Animals, Inbred Strains
Body Weight
Mannheimia haemolytica
A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria normally commensal in the flora of CATTLE and SHEEP. But under conditions of physical or PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS, it can cause MASTITIS in sheep and SHIPPING FEVER or ENZOOTIC CALF PNEUMONIA in cattle. Its former name was Pasteurella haemolytica.
Disease Reservoirs
Animate or inanimate sources which normally harbor disease-causing organisms and thus serve as potential sources of disease outbreaks. Reservoirs are distinguished from vectors (DISEASE VECTORS) and carriers, which are agents of disease transmission rather than continuing sources of potential disease outbreaks.
Animals, Wild
Animal Identification Systems
Silage
Species Specificity
The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.
Anaplasma
Abomasum
The fourth stomach of ruminating animals. It is also called the "true" stomach. It is an elongated pear-shaped sac lying on the floor of the abdomen, on the right-hand side, and roughly between the seventh and twelfth ribs. It leads to the beginning of the small intestine. (From Black's Veterinary Dictionary, 17th ed)
Body Composition
Festuca
Veterinary Medicine
Theileria parva
Zea mays
Food Handling
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Genotype
Polymerase Chain Reaction
In vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments of defined length and sequence from small amounts of short oligonucleotide flanking sequences (primers). The essential steps include thermal denaturation of the double-stranded target molecules, annealing of the primers to their complementary sequences, and extension of the annealed primers by enzymatic synthesis with DNA polymerase. The reaction is efficient, specific, and extremely sensitive. Uses for the reaction include disease diagnosis, detection of difficult-to-isolate pathogens, mutation analysis, genetic testing, DNA sequencing, and analyzing evolutionary relationships.
Lactation
Babesiosis
Herpesvirus 1, Bovine
Anaplasma marginale
Fatty Acids, Volatile
Pasteurellosis, Pneumonic
Bovine respiratory disease found in animals that have been shipped or exposed to CATTLE recently transported. The major agent responsible for the disease is MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA and less commonly, PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA or HAEMOPHILUS SOMNUS. All three agents are normal inhabitants of the bovine nasal pharyngeal mucosa but not the LUNG. They are considered opportunistic pathogens following STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL and/or a viral infection. The resulting bacterial fibrinous BRONCHOPNEUMONIA is often fatal.
Zoonoses
Pregnancy
Hoof and Claw
Least-Squares Analysis
Bluetongue virus
Molecular Sequence Data
Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Monensin
An antiprotozoal agent produced by Streptomyces cinnamonensis. It exerts its effect during the development of first-generation trophozoites into first-generation schizonts within the intestinal epithelial cells. It does not interfere with hosts' development of acquired immunity to the majority of coccidial species. Monensin is a sodium and proton selective ionophore and is widely used as such in biochemical studies.
Insemination, Artificial
Pneumonia, Atypical Interstitial, of Cattle
Ticks
Blood-sucking acarid parasites of the order Ixodida comprising two families: the softbacked ticks (ARGASIDAE) and hardbacked ticks (IXODIDAE). Ticks are larger than their relatives, the MITES. They penetrate the skin of their host by means of highly specialized, hooked mouth parts and feed on its blood. Ticks attack all groups of terrestrial vertebrates. In humans they are responsible for many TICK-BORNE DISEASES, including the transmission of ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; TULAREMIA; BABESIOSIS; AFRICAN SWINE FEVER; and RELAPSING FEVER. (From Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th ed, pp543-44)
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed.
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus
United States Department of Agriculture
A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with improving and maintaining farm income and developing and expanding markets for agricultural products. Through inspection and grading services it safeguards and insures standards of quality in food supply and production.
Coronavirus, Bovine
Fitzgerald factor (high molecular weight kininogen) clotting activity in human plasma in health and disease in various animal plasmas. (1/57984)
Fitzgerald factor (high molecular weight kininogen) is an agent in normal human plasma that corrects the impaired in vitro surface-mediated plasma reactions of blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and kinin generation observed in Fitzgerald trait plasma. To assess the possible pathophysiologic role of Fitzgerald factor, its titer was measured by a functional clot-promoting assay. Mean +/- SD in 42 normal adults was 0.99+/-0.25 units/ml, one unit being the activity in 1 ml of normal pooled plasma. No difference in titer was noted between normal men and women, during pregnancy, or after physical exercise. Fitzgerald factor activity was significantly reduced in the plasmas of eight patients with advanced hepatic cirrhosis (0.40+/-0.09 units/ml) and of ten patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation (0.60+/-0.30 units/ml), but was normal in plasmas of patients with other congenital clotting factor deficiencies, nephrotic syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, or sarcoidosis, or under treatment with warfarin. The plasmas of 21 mammalian species tested appeared to contain Fitzgerald factor activity, but those of two avian, two repitilian, and one amphibian species did not correct the coagulant defect in Fitzgerald trait plasmas. (+info)Induction of bovine polioencephalomalacia with a feeding system based on molasses and urea. (2/57984)
Polioencephalomalacia (PEM), a disease first described in the United States and related to intensive beef production, appeared in Cuba coincident with the use of a new, molasses-urea-based diet to fatten bulls. Because the only experimental means so far of reproducing PEM has been with amprolium, a structural analog of thiamin, the present study attempted to induce the disease using the molasses-urea-based diet. Six Holstein bulls (200-300 kg) were studied during consumption of three successive diets: 1) commercial molasses-urea-restricted forage diet of Cuban feedlots, 2) a period in which forage was gradually withdrawn and 3) a forage-free diet composed only of molasses, urea and fish meal. PEM was reproduced in this way. At ten-day intervals, blood concentrations of glucose, lactate, pyruvate and urea were measured, as well as when clinical signs of PEM appeared. The signs, clinical course and lesions of the experimentally induced disease were comparable to those of field cases. The biochemical results suggested a block in pyruvate oxidation as in PEM elsewhere in the world. No evidence existed of urea intoxication. In addition, brain and liver concentration of total thiamin from field cases and normal animals were found to be similar. (+info)Phagocytic acitivity of bovine leukocytes during pregnancy. (3/57984)
The phagocytic competence, measured as the total number of polymorphonuclear leukocytes per mm3 which phagocytosed Staphylococcus aureus, strain 321, in vitro, was determined in eight cows during complete pregnancies. Such leukocytes are referred to as "Active PMN'S". There was a gradual decline in the number of these cells from conception to a minimum between the 16th and 20th weeks of pregnancy, followed by a steady increase to the cessation of lactation when a marked drop occurred, after which there was an increase to a maximun during the second week prepartum. From this maximum there was a rapid decrease to an absolute minimum during the first week after parturition. From the second week postpartum there was a gradual increase to conception. The correlation coefficient (r) of number of active PMN'S with time before conception was -0.474 )p-0.01). There were significant differences (p=0.01) in numbers of active PMNS Among the eight cows. It was found that the cows fell into two groups, one whose members had, overall, significantly more active PMNs (p=0.001) than those in the second group. The between cow differences may have been due to 1) age, since the cows with the highest numbers of circulating active PMNs were younger than those in the other group of 2) the combined stress of pregnancy and lactation, as those cows which were both pregnant and milking had the lowest numbers of active PMNs. (+info)The indirect hemagglutination test for the detection of antibodies in cattle naturally infected mycoplasmas. (4/57984)
Stable mycoplasma antigens for the indirect hemagglutination test (IHA) were prepared employing glutaraldehyde treated sheep erythrocytes sensitized with Mycoplasma agalactiae subsp. bovis and Mycoplasma bovigenitalium antigens. Employing these antigens mycoplasma antibodies were detected in sera from cattle which had mastitic symptoms due to natural infection with either M. agalactiae subsp. bovis or M. bovigenitalium. A total of 200 cows from four herds were examined at varying intervals for the presence of M. agalactiae subsp. bovis and for the detection of antibody using growth inhibition and IHA tests. Mycoplasmas were isolated from 37 animals. Growth inhibiting antibody was detected from 56 of the 200 animals. In the IHA tests, antibody titer greater than or equal to 1:80 were detected in 148 animals, 76 of these having antibody titers greater than or equal to 1:160, while sera of 116 normal control animals had no growth inhibiting antibody and none had IHA antibody titers greater than 1:40. M. bovigenitalium was isolated from the milk of three of 26 animals in a fifth herd during an outbreak of mastitis. Growth inhibiting antibodies were demonstrated in the sera of ten of the 26 animals. However, the IHA test detected antibody titers of greater than or equal to 1:160 in 13 animals and of 1:80 in one of the 26 animals. To determine the specificity of the IHA tests, M. agalactiae subsp. bovis and M. bovigenitalium antigens were reacted with rabbit hyperimmune typing sera produced against 12 species of bovine mycoplasmatales. Homologous antisera showed IHA antibody titers of 1:1280 and 1:2560 against M. agalactiae subsp. bovis and M. bovigenitalium respectively, whereas heterologous antisera showed IHA antibody titers of less than or equal to 1:20. Also eight type-specific bovine antisera were reacted with M agalactiae subsp. bovis and M. bovigenitalium antigens in homologous and heterologous tests. Homoogous reactions showed IHA antibody titers greater than or equal to 1:320, whereas heterologous reactions showed IHA titers of less than or equal to 1:20. This IHA test promises to be useful for the detection of bovine mycoplasma antibodies in sera from cattle infected with M. agalactiae subsp. bovis or M. bovigenitalium. Thes test is sensitive, reproducible and specific and the technique is relatively simple and rapid. The antigens were stable for at least seven months. (+info)Experimental production of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis: comparison of serological and immunological responses using pili fractions of Moraxella bovis. (5/57984)
The effect of vaccinating cattle and mice on the development of keratoconjunctivitis was studied. Cattle were vaccinated with whole cells, disrupted cells and pili fractions of three strains of Moraxella bovis. Mice were vaccinated with pili fractions of three strains. The resistance of all vaccinated animals was challenged with virulent cultures of M. bovis. In an attempt to correlate the response seen after vaccination and challenge with a pili fraction of M. bovis, vaccinated cattle and mice were grouped on the basis of signs of disease manifested and compared on the basis of serological responses. Serum samples were tested for antibodies by a gel diffusion precipitin test. A greater number of the sera of resistant cattle had antibodies to the homologous pili antigen than those of vaccinated nonresistant cattle. Cattle vaccinated with disrupted cells were not resistant to infectious bovine kerato-conjuctivitis and their sera lacked antibodies against the pili antigens. Vaccinated mice were more resistant to infectious bovine kerato-conjuctivitis and their sera lacked antibodies against the pili antigens. Vaccinated mice were more resistant to challenge exposure by homologous than heterologous cultures. A greater number of the sera of resistant mice had antibodies to pili antigens than nonresistant mice. (+info)Lead and mercury residues in kidney and liver of Canadian slaughter animals. (6/57984)
Liver and kidney samples were collected from Canadian slaughter animals during the winter of 1973-1974. A total of 256 samples were analyzed for lead. Mean lead levels of 1.02 ppm in poultry liver, 1.04 ppm in bovine liver, 1.02 ppm in bovine kidney, 0.73 ppm in pork liver and 0.85 ppm in pork kidney were found. A total of 265 samples were analyzed for mercury. Mean mercury levels of 0.003 ppm in poultry liver, 0.007 ppm in bovine liver, 0.008 ppm in bovine kidney, 0.001 ppm in pork liver and 0.013 ppm in pork kidney were found. All levels detected were below the Canadian official tolerance of 2 ppm for lead and administrative tolerance of 0.5 ppm for mercury. (+info)Bovine mastitis in Ontario due to Mycoplasma agalactiae subsp. bovis. (7/57984)
Bovine mastitis caused by Mycoplasma agalactiae subsp. bovis was first diagnosed in 16 of 55 cows in an Ontario herd in Feburary 1972. A total of 182 of 598 (30.4%) cows from 33 of 64 (51.5%) farms in widely separated areas of the province were culturally positive. Herd incidence varied from 15 to 40% with one closed herd having an incidence of 61%. Four herds were investigated culturally and serologically by the growth inhibition test for 15 months. In the acute phase the organism was present in the milk in extremely high numbers and could still be isolated from a few cows after eight to 12 months. The sera from 89.5% of the animals with clinical mycoplasma mastitis produced a zone of surface "film" and/or colony inhibition and some cows remained positive for six to 12 months. The disease was experimentally reproduced with a pure culture of the organism isolated from the milk of a cow from one of the herds. (+info)Some leptospira agglutinins detected in domestic animals in British Columbia. (8/57984)
During a period of six years 7,555 bovine sera, 421 canine sera, 251 porcine sera and 135 equine sera were tested for agglutinins to Leptospira interrogans serotypes canicola, grippotyphosa, hardjo, icterohemorrhagiae, pomona and sejroe. The bovine sera reacted predominantly with hardjo and/or sejroe at a rate of 15% compared to 3.5% with pomona. Breeding or abortion problems were associated with pomona but not with sejroe/hardjo agglutinins. The canine sera reacted to canicola (9.9%y and icterohemorrhagiae (5.4%), tcted predominantly with canicola (8.9%) and icterohemorrhagiae (8.1%). (+info)
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... such as Sayaguesa cattle, Maremmana primitivo, Pajuna cattle, Limia cattle, Maronesa cattle, Tudanca cattle, and others, which ... Heck cattle[edit]. Main article: Heck cattle. In the early 1920s, two German zoo directors (in Berlin and Munich), the brothers ... The sanga cattle, a zebu-like cattle with no back hump, is commonly believed to originate from crosses between humped zebus ... It is intended to bring in aurochs-like features that are supposedly missing in Heck cattle using Sayaguesa Cattle and Chianina ...
Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon
Cattle and cows[edit]. There are six references to "cattle" in the Book of Mormon, including verbiage suggesting they were ... Apologists argue that the term "cattle" may be more generic that suggesting members of the genus Bos, and may have referred to ... For example, Enos in the Book of Mormon tells that the Nephites raised "flocks of all manner of cattle of every kind": Enos 1: ... In all these regions they visited, the Spaniards noticed herds of deer similar to our herds of cattle. These deer bring forth ...
Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation
Sonpur Cattle Fair[edit]. Swiss cottages are set up by Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) at the Sonepur ... Cattle Fair,[4][5] with facilities of Internet facility, motor boat ride in river Gandak , food at the tourist village and pre- ...
Aspirin
Cattle and horses[edit]. Aspirin has shown some promise in the treatment of laminitis in horses.[176] ...
Feed conversion ratio
a b c d e Dan W. Shike, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Driftless Region Beef Conference 2013 Beef Cattle ... a b Dan Shike, University of Illinois Beef Cattle Feed Efficiency *^ a b DJ Cottle and WS Pitchford. Production Efficiency. ... Beef cattle[edit]. As of 2013[update] in the US, an FCR calculated on live weight gain of 4.5-7.5 was in the normal range with ... Dairy cattle[edit]. The dairy industry traditionally didn't use FCR but in response to increasing concentration in the dairy ...
Poultry litter
Use as cattle feed[edit]. Traditionally used as fertilizer, it is now also used as a livestock feed as a cost-saving measure ... Carter, Thomas A.; Poore, Matt (1995), Deep Stacking Broiler Litter As A Feed For Beef Cattle, North Carolina State University ... The use of poultry litter as food for beef cattle is legal in the United States. Prior to 1967, the use of poultry litter as ... Because poultry litter can contain recycled cattle proteins as either spilled feed or feed that has passed through the avian ...
Hereford cattle
List of cattle breeds. References[edit]. *^ "Breeds of Livestock - Cattle". Retrieved 5 April 2010.. .mw-parser-output cite. ... "Cattle Breeds - Hereford". The Cattle Site. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.. ... "Dwarfism in Beef Cattle." Dwarfism in Beef Cattle. Proc. Of 41st Annual Livestock Feeders' Day, Kansas State University, ... Until the 18th century, the cattle of the Herefordshire area were similar to other cattle of southern England, being wholly red ...
Holstein Friesian cattle
They probably brought cattle with them from their native land and crossed them with cattle purchased in the colony. For many ... No records were kept of the descendants of these cattle. Their blood was mingled and lost in that of the native cattle. ... Historical records suggest these cattle were black, and the Friesian cattle at this time were "pure white and light coloured". ... British Friesian cattle[edit]. This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to ...
Angus cattle
The Aberdeen Angus, sometimes simply Angus, is a Scottish breed of small beef cattle. It derives from cattle native to the ... Black Angus is the most common breed of beef cattle in the US, with 332,421 cattle registered in 2017.[3] In 2014, the British ... "The Cattle Site - Angus Breeds". The Cattle Site. Retrieved 25 June 2015.. ... It is a cross between the Angus and several different cattle such as the German Black Pied Cattle, Gelbvieh, and Fleckvieh. The ...
Dairy farming
Unfortunately, much like humans, cattle have their favorite foods. To keep cattle from selectively eating the most desirable ... a b c d e [2], Peters, A., & Ball, P. (2004b). Reproduction in cattle. (3rd ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. ... a b Invited review: the welfare of dairy cattle-Key conceptsand the role of science. M.A.G. von Keyserlingk, J. Rushen, A.M. de ... Lameness is commonly considered one of the most significant animal welfare issues for dairy cattle,[41][42][43][44] and is best ...
Dictyocaulus
... viviparus: lungworm of cattle, deer[edit]. D. viviparus is the most common lungworm of cattle; the infection is ... Cattle feces supports the growth of Pilobolus sp. fungi. The L3 larvae of D. viviparus invade the inside of these fungi, and ... Dictyocaulus is a genus of nematode parasites of the bronchial tree of horses, sheep, goats, deer, and cattle. Dictyocaulus ... 2003). "Dictyocaulus species: cross infection between cattle and red deer". New Zealand Veterinary Journal. 51 (2): 93-98. doi: ...
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Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
... there were an estimated 97,000 head of cattle in the county, more than Door County which had 23,500 head of cattle.[45] ... Cattle and deer[edit]. In 2018 statistics, a county total of 3,527 deer were killed as a total of all deer hunting seasons, ... All cattle and calves in Wisconsin as of January 1, 2017-2018, by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service ...
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The cattle egret is a popular bird with cattle ranchers for its perceived role as a biocontrol of cattle parasites such as ... The cattle egret engages in low levels of brood parasitism, and there are a few instances of cattle egret eggs being laid in ... The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both species, but it has been implicated ... A conspicuous species, the cattle egret has attracted many common names. These mostly relate to its habit of following cattle ...
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Bundy's cattle expanded into additional public land over the years. A planned April 2012 roundup of his cattle was called off ... Protest over Bureau of Land Management roundup of trespass cattle pursuant to court order and slaughter of cattle ... "Trespassing Cattle Set Stage for Federal Land Showdown". KOLO.. *^ a b c "United States of America v. Bundy - Document 35 - ... Events following April 2014 cattle gather[edit]. BLM attempts to communicate with Bundy[edit]. After the roundup was suspended ...
New Forest
But the inhabitants of the area (Commoners) had pre-existing rights of common: to turn horses and cattle (but only rarely sheep ... Commoners' cattle, ponies and donkeys roam throughout the open heath and much of the woodland, and it is largely their grazing ... Cattle are of various breeds, most commonly Galloways and their crossbreeds, but also various other hardy types such as ... Rights to graze ponies and cattle are not for a fixed number of animals, as is often the case on other commons. Instead a " ...
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Feces
Some animal feces, especially that of camel, bison, and cattle, are fuel sources when dried.[10] ...
Road signs in Sweden
The reason there is a sign indicating private road, is because they are not strictly private. A private road is a road that is not maintained by the state or municipality, but by a private person or association. An owner of a private road in Sweden can prohibit cars (but not people) from using the road. But if the state pays support for the maintenance, cars can't be prohibited. This is mostly the case if several families live along the road. Then they must form an association for it. The Swedish word for this kind of road is "enskild", that can be both translated to "private" and "individual". The background of the sign is yellow, indicating that the quality is often less good, and warning signs might be missing. Signs indicating roads owned by companies or leading to companies usually have white background instead. ...
Maremmana
The Maremmana is a breed of cattle reared in the Maremma, a former marshland region in southern Tuscany and northern Lazio in ... These are the cattle breeds considered in Italy to be wholly or partly of Italian origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily ... For centuries large herds of Maremmana cattle were raised in the malarial marshlands of the Maremma, herded by the butteri, the ... "Driving wild cattle in the Maremma", woodcut from the Penny Magazine, 1832 ...
North Ronaldsay sheep
The North Ronaldsay or Orkney is a breed of sheep from North Ronaldsay, the northernmost island of Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland. It belongs to the Northern European short-tailed sheep group of breeds, and has evolved without much cross-breeding with modern breeds. It is a smaller sheep than most, with the rams (males) horned and ewes (females) mostly hornless. It was formerly kept primarily for wool, but now the two largest flocks are feral, one on North Ronaldsay and another on the Orkney island of Linga Holm. The Rare Breeds Survival Trust lists the breed as "vulnerable", with fewer than 600 registered breeding females in the United Kingdom. The semi-feral flock on North Ronaldsay is the original flock that evolved to subsist almost entirely on seaweed - they are one of few mammals to do this. They are confined to the shoreline by a 1.8 m (6 ft) tall drystane dyke, which completely encircles the island, forcing the sheep to evolve this unusual characteristic. The wall was built as ...
Feces
Some animal feces, especially that of camel, bison, and cattle, is a source of fuel when dried.[13] ...
Flowers Island
cattle. 3. -. -. hogs. 4. -. -. swine/goats. -. 6. 17. stores, barns, outhouses. -. 7. 6. ...
Australian Lowline
Armidale, New South Wales: Australian Lowline Cattle Association. *^ a b Lowline cattle. The State of Victoria. Archived 3 ... a b c Standard for Australian Lowline Cattle. Australian Lowline Cattle Association. Accessed January 2017. ... a b c d Margo Hayes (2016). Small Cattle for Small Farms. Clayton, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9781486301874. ... Compared to larger cattle, the Lowline does less damage to pasture land, and does not need such high or strong fencing.[8] ...
Suffolk sheep
They are mainly raised for wool and meat production especially when crossed with the progeny of a Welsh Mountain ewe. For example, a purebred upland ewe such as a Welsh Mountain ewe, might be bred with a breeding sire Bluefaced Leicester ram. This is a Welsh Mule, one of many different types of half-bred ewes. The lamb produced when a half-bred ewe is crossed with a Suffolk ram (as well as with other terminal sire breeds such as Texel, Beltex, or Charollais) is considered ideal for meat production, since they have unusually good conformation. The lamb has the easy-care benefits of a mountain ewe, as well as the excellent growth of the Suffolk ram. The Suffolk breed is also more resistant to elf fire, a disease brought on by eating, among others, the bog asphodel. Sunlight worsens the condition, but the black head and ears of the Suffolk limit sunlight down to the otherwise exposed skin. Suffolk sheep are also shown in youth and adult shows. Organizations such as the FFA and 4-H allow ...
Southdown sheep
An estimated 110,000 sheep were in Sussex as early as 1341.[citation needed] At the time, their wool was second only to the Hereford sheep in fineness and quality. In 1780, John Ellman realized the potential of these animals and set out to standardize the Southdown breed. In the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries, they were found in large numbers, especially in the South Downs near Lewes. In 1813, Arthur Young estimated 200,000 ewes were kept on the eastern South Downs and commented, "the amazing number they keep is one of the most singular circumstances in the sheep husbandry of England". The principal reason for the large concentrations of Southdown sheep on downland farms over these centuries was their role in the maintenance of soil fertility.[dubious - discuss] The large flocks grazed the open downs by day and at dusk they came down to the lower arable land for folding.[dubious - discuss] The downland soils are chalky and not naturally fertile, so the close-folding by the sheep on ...
Gender inequality in Honduras
In Honduras, there are many transnational families: members of the family (typically males) migrate to other countries, https://www.cartercenter.org/resources/pdfs/news/peace_publications/americas/womens-political-representation-honduras.pdfusually seeking economic opportunities.[23] A decent number of Hondurans had been living in the United States since the 1950s, but this number increased significantly starting in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, there were about 523,000 Hondurans residing in the United States, the majority of which were individuals rather than whole families.[24] That number increased significantly to 940,000 Hondurans residing in the United States in 2017.[25] As a result of this mass migration, the Hondurans who still reside in Honduras rely heavily on remittances. Remittances have been a greater source of domestic income than any other sector of the economy of Honduras since 2000: twenty percent of Honduran households were receiving remittances.[23] Statistics reveal that men ...
Agriculture in Russia
Shares of agricultural land, cattle headcount, and gross agricultural output for farms of different types (in percent of ... During 2006, household plots and peasant farms combined controlled about 20% of agricultural land and 48% of cattle,[22] up ... from 2% of agricultural land and 17% of cattle in 1990. The share of the individual sector in gross agricultural output ...
Animal slaughter
This method is used for swine, sheep, calves, cattle, and goats.[citation needed] Current is applied either across the brain or ... The animals most commonly slaughtered for food are cattle and water buffalo for beef and veal, sheep for lamb and mutton, goats ... or diseased cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, or parts of the carcasses of any such animals that ... This method can be used for sheep, swine, goats, calves, cattle, horses, mules, and other equines. A captive bolt pistol is ...
Preta cattle - Wikipedia
Cattle tyrant - Wikipedia
Cattle tyrants feed on insects, mostly from the ground. It may follow cattle or other large animals for some distance, catching ... a b c d e Mobley, J. (2017). Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & ... The cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) is a species of bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is the only member ... Cattle tyrants build bulky nests or steal the nests of rufous-fronted thornbirds. 3 to 4 eggs are laid and incubated for 14 ...
cattle - Wiktionary
cattle (countable and uncountable, plural cattle) (usually used as plural). *Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers ... Occasionally "cattle" may be found in singular use:. *First I saw the mandible, which looked a bit like a strange-shaped cattle ... How many cattle?. There is no singular generic word for "cattle", apart from archaic neat. Gendered words such as "bull" and " ... For usage examples of this term, see Citations:cattle.. Synonyms[edit]. *(domesticated bovine animals): neat, Bos (scientific) ...
cattle | Infoplease
In various societies throughout history wealth has been measured in terms of cattle- cattle is related to capital and chattel, ... Some cattle are naturally hornless. Western, or European, domestic cattle ( Bos taurus ) are thought to be descended mainly ... The yak , B. grunniens, and other cattle species, wild and domestic, exist in Asia. Domestic cattle were first brought to the ... of Agriculture; A. L. Neumann and K. S. Lusby, Beef Cattle (8th ed. 1986); V. Porter, Cattle (1992). ...
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Cattle: The Cult (2018) - IMDb
Directed by Stormi Maya. With Stormi Maya, Yhicey Nicole Hawt, Jahaira Nieves, Danny Worthy Boards. A secret cannibalistic cult kidnaps women and devours them for their black magic rituals . Adisa, a young powerful black woman refuses to stay victim to the cult and fights to escape their dark lair. The masked monsters are ruthless yet weak compared to Adisas will to live.
Pasture-Cattle-Coconut Systems
9.5.8.3 Backyard Cattle Farming in Batangas and the Bakahang Barangay Cattle Fattening Scheme ... Intercropping and grazing cattle under coconuts have long been practised in many tropical countries. The introduction of ... Traditionally cattle have been used as sweepers or brushers, keeping the grass and weeds short, preventing excessive ... This book examines in detail some pasture-cattle-coconut systems and provides up-to-date information on the nature of the ...
USDA APHIS | Cattle Importation
Cattle Importation. Guidelines for the Importation of Cattle (ruminants) into the United States (except from Canada and Mexico) ... Cattle Importation This USDA website will not be updated during a lapse in federal funding. Content on this website will not be ... Cattle from countries affected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) OR foot-and-mouth disease (FMD, OR rinderpest are ... You are advised to contact the National Import and Export Services at 301-851-3300 for the protocol to import cattle from a ...
Category:Cattle - Wikimedia Commons
... domestic cattle, domestic cow, Cattle (en); بقرة (ar); buwch, buchod (cy); Bos taurus taurus (oc) ... Red Angus cattle at Till Farm in Orangeburg) 20191022-OSEC-LSC-1089.jpg 3,822 × 2,026; 2.17 MB. ... Media in category "Cattle". The following 200 files are in this category, out of 675 total. ... गाई (dty); Nautgripur (is); lembu (ms); Хъуг (os); cattle (en-gb); ڈنگر (pnb); گائے (ur); tur domáci (sk); корова (uk); тракс ( ...
Commodities: Feeder Cattle | Investopedia
Brought to North America by European settlers in the 1500s, cattle were first used for their skins and tallow. By the 1850s, ... Today, cattle are raised worldwide and are used for milk, meat, leather and labor. ... Cattle have been domesticated for at least 10,000 years. ... Intro To The Cattle Crush The cattle crush makes it possible to ... "live cattle," the industry term for fully grown cattle. Live cattle are another commodity that can be traded (see the "Live ...
Charbray cattle | Encyclopedia.com
... see Brahman cattle. Source for information on Charbray cattle: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary. ... www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/charbray-cattle ... www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/charbray-cattle ... "Charbray cattle ." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. . . Encyclopedia.com. 13 Dec. 2019 ,https://www.encyclopedia.com,. ...
Santa Gertrudis cattle | Infoplease
... see Shorthorn cattle ) and Brahman bulls (see Brahman cattle ) the breed was developed by Robert J. Kleberg, Jr., of the King ... breed of beef cattle derived from crosses between Shorthorn cows ( ... Santa Gertrudis cattle. Santa Gertrudis cattle, breed of beef cattle derived from crosses between Shorthorn cows (see Shorthorn ... cattle ) and Brahman bulls (see Brahman cattle ) the breed was developed by Robert J. Kleberg, Jr., of the King Ranch in S ...
Brahman | cattle | Britannica.com
... any of several varieties of cattle originating in India and crossbred in the United States with improved beef breeds, producing ... recognized forms of cow: the zebu or humped cattle from eastern Asia (. B. taurus indicus. ) and cattle without humps (. B. ... of Phase 1B, cattle (apparently Bos indicus. , the Indian humped variety) had come to predominate over game animals, as well as ... Indian cattle were first imported into the Western Hemisphere in the mid-19th century. The Gir, Gujarat, and Nellore varieties ...
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Vaccination of Cattle | Veterinarians | Brucellosis | CDC
Information for veterinarians about vaccination of cattle against brucellosis. ... Other vaccines, such as Brucella abortus S19 for cattle and B. melitensis Rev-1 for sheep and goats, can also cause infection ... Brucella abortus is a bacterium that causes brucellosis in cattle.. B. abortus RB51 is a strain of this bacterium developed ... Veterinarians and other medical staff performing immunizations in cattle should be aware of the risks and what to do when an ...
Cattle Markets. - The New York Times
Make a Cattle Mineral Feeder - YouTube
This 10-minute video clip shows you how to make a cattle mineral feeder from a barrel and truck tire. It is portable, it keeps ... Automatic Cattle Water Tank, Homemade Easy To Move - Duration: 1:52. Joseph Lewis 42,818 views ... This 10-minute video clip shows you how to make a cattle mineral feeder from a barrel and truck tire. It is portable, it keeps ... Feed your cattle the easy way - Duration: 29:17. AgSmartTV 43,181 views ...
Buy All My Cattle - Microsoft Store
See screenshots, read the latest customer reviews, and compare ratings for All My Cattle. ... Cattle management software written by folks that have cattle! Full user manual available on Help tab. ... Cattle management software written by folks that have cattle! Full user manual available on Help tab. ...
Most Popular 'Cattle Rustling' Titles - IMDb
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Cattle Grid | Restaurants in Leeds
Cattle Grid on Assembly Street has everything that youd want from somewhere so whole-heart ... Overall, Cattle Grid is a fantasy land for the proud carnivores among us and while its initial rave reviews may have been ... The place has a cow over the door: what more could you need to know? Cattle Grid on Assembly Street has everything that youd ... www.cattlegridrestaurant.com/cattle-grid-restaurant-leeds.html Call Venue 0113 242 1872 ...
Cattle duffers in $600,000 theft
The cattle duffers are believed to have struck early in the morning of Sunday, June 8 when a thick blanket of fog covered the ... Weve contacted people as far as South Australia and the Cape York Peninsula who are on the lookout for the cattle, she said. ... Under a thick cover of fog, cattle duffers have stolen more than $600,000 worth of rare livestock in what has been described as ... She said the thieves would have taken a few hours to herd the cattle together and load them onto the truck. ...
List of cattle | Britannica.com
However, certain wild bovids are sometimes called cattle as well. (See also artiodactyl; ... The animals most often called cattle are the domesticated bovids raised for meat, milk, and leather or as beasts of burden. ... cattle. Cattle. , domesticated bovine farm animals that are raised for their meat, milk, or hides or for draft purposes. The ... domestic cattle. domestic cattle breeds (Bos taurus, Bos indicus, and hybrids). *. Angus ...
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all hat and no cattle - Wiktionary
All hat and no cattle.. *1999, Randy Newman, "Big Hat, No Cattle", from the album Bad Love, ASIN B00000J7R4, Uses variation of ... all hat and no cattle *(US, idiomatic) Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious. *1980, Patricia ... Theres an old Texas saying about a cowboy who was "all hat and no cattle." That is, he was all show and no substance.. ... We expect a leader to be effective in his job, not just a public relations artist who is "all hat and no cattle.". ...
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Live Cattle12
- It usually takes about four to five months to transform from feeder cattle to "live cattle," the industry term for fully grown cattle. (investopedia.com)
- Live cattle are another commodity that can be traded (see the "Live Cattle" section of this tutorial). (investopedia.com)
- The Commitments of Traders Futures and Options report as of July 24th for live cattle showed non-commercial traders were net long 35,721 contracts, a decrease of 5,559 for the week. (nasdaq.com)
- Live Cattle futures traded with a wide range and choppy. (benzinga.com)
- June Live Cattle was trading at 151.10, up 0.85. (benzinga.com)
- Live-cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange settled 2.4% higher at $1.1752 a pound, a record. (wsj.com)
- February live-cattle futures closed down 1.5 cents, or 1.7 percent, at 89.175 cents a pound. (marketwatch.com)
- Manage the risk inherent in cattle production and processing with Live Cattle futures and options. (cmegroup.com)
- Take self-guided courses on Live Cattle futures and options products. (cmegroup.com)
- If you're new to futures, the courses below can help you quickly understand the Live Cattle market and start trading. (cmegroup.com)
- April live cattle is trading at 115.32, down 1.17 cents/lb. (benzinga.com)
- Live cattle futures are trading at session lows after showing a firm trade early in the day. (benzinga.com)
Search1
- On the cracked earth, hundreds of cattle wander in search of the last drinking hole or that rare blade of grass. (yahoo.com)
Futures5
- The current discount of futures prices to the cash market as well as a recovery from early lows in the stock market were thought to have supported a rebound in cattle futures early in the session. (nasdaq.com)
- February cattle are now trading at a large discount to last week's cash market so futures may be "pricing in" a significant drop in cash cattle prices during the first quarter. (nasdaq.com)
- Sizable beef inventories and sluggish retail demand drove cattle futures prices lower Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. (latimes.com)
- The prices of U.S. cattle futures soared to all-time highs on strong export demand and on expectations that beef supplies will decline later in the year. (wsj.com)
- SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Cattle futures closed at their maximum lows Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as news of a mad-cow-disease discovery in Washington state prompted several countries to ban imports of U.S. beef. (marketwatch.com)
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- Under a thick cover of fog, cattle duffers have stolen more than $600,000 worth of rare livestock in what has been described as one of the biggest cattle thefts in Victorian history. (theage.com.au)
- Reporting from Sacramento - Standing inside the livestock pavilion at the California State Fair, where cattle lowed and city folks stared, James Vietheer held his breath as he spritzed rose-scented oil onto his prize Black Angus bull. (latimes.com)
- But show jocks like Vietheer and Hansen are particularly prized because in the world of livestock economics, cattle is king: A winning bull, sold for breeding, can easily command six figures. (latimes.com)
- To reduce the risk for death from cattle-caused injuries, farmers and ranchers should be aware of and follow recommended practices for safe livestock-handling facilities and proper precautions for working with cattle, especially cattle that have exhibited aggressiveness. (cdc.gov)
- For thousands of years the pastoralist communities of northern Kenya have herded their cattle alongside elephants and zebras, the grass of the rangelands shared between livestock and wildlife in relative balance. (treehugger.com)
- Current efforts to control fever ticks along the quarantine line include a partial tick control barrier fence, livestock movement quarantines, and tick treatments for cattle and deer. (usda.gov)
- The livestock transportation industry in Australia has done a lot to help minimise stress, with purpose built trailers designed to improve animal comfort during on-road transport, but there's always room for improvement throughout the transportation and handling process for cattle. (edu.au)
- Cattle are commonly raised as livestock for meat (beef or veal, see beef cattle), for milk (see dairy cattle), and for hides, which are used to make leather. (wikipedia.org)
- In 2009, cattle became one of the first livestock animals to have a fully mapped genome. (wikipedia.org)
- Cattle originally meant movable personal property, especially livestock of any kind, as opposed to real property (the land, which also included wild or small free-roaming animals such as chickens-they were sold as part of the land). (wikipedia.org)
- In older English sources such as the King James Version of the Bible, "cattle" refers to livestock, as opposed to "deer" which refers to wildlife. (wikipedia.org)
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- see Brahman cattle . (encyclopedia.com)
- Santa Gertrudis cattle, breed of beef cattle derived from crosses between Shorthorn cows (see Shorthorn cattle ) and Brahman bulls (see Brahman cattle ) the breed was developed by Robert J. Kleberg, Jr., of the King Ranch in S Texas, in the early 1900s. (infoplease.com)
- Brahman , also called zebu , any of several varieties of cattle originating in India and crossbred in the United States with improved beef breeds, producing the hardy beef animal known as the American Brahman. (britannica.com)
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- There are five cows and a calf in that herd of cattle . (wiktionary.org)
- She said the thieves would have taken a few hours to herd the cattle together and load them onto the truck. (theage.com.au)
- Levitt said many cash-starved cattle producers are liquidating a larger share of their herd, a factor that may thin slaughter numbers and boost prices several months down the road. (latimes.com)
- More than 90% of the national cattle herd is found in the traditional sector, in which over 95% of the cattle originate from the small East African Zebu (EAZ) known as the Tanzania Shorthorn Zebu (TSZ). (fao.org)
- During the same period, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska accounted for 16% of the nation's approximately 985,000 cattle operations and 21% of the nation's cattle and calf herd ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
- On this island, Geryon kept a herd of red cattle guarded by Cerberus's brother, Orthus, a two-headed hound, and the herdsman Eurytion. (tufts.edu)
- The stealing of the cattle was not such a difficult task, compared to the trouble Hercules had bringing the herd back to Greece. (tufts.edu)
- She sent a gadfly to attack the cattle, and the herd scattered far and wide. (tufts.edu)
- Then, he brought the cattle of Geryon to Eurystheus, who sacrificed the herd to Hera. (tufts.edu)
- During droughts, fear of mass cattle starvation drives pastoralists to sell animals at low prices in a buyers' market, or risk losing most of their herd to starvation. (treehugger.com)
- One year later the first list of pedigree Highland cattle was produced and the Herd Book has been published every year since. (easyfundraising.org.uk)
- Piston Enterprise OpenStack is a system for managing your servers like cattle -- you number them, and when they get sick and you have to shoot them in the head, the herd can keep moving. (ycombinator.com)
- In the United States, dairy cattle are often supplemented with grain to increase the efficiency of production and reduce the area needed to support the energy requirements of the herd. (wikipedia.org)
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- Since the FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper Number 91 - "Pastures and Cattle under Coconuts" - was published in 1988 there have been considerable developments in terms of research carried out, publications and workshops and seminars. (fao.org)
- Cattle came off ranges and pastures to be slaughtered after eating hay, wheat shoots, alfalfa, or the plentiful mesquite, brome and buffalo grasses of the western plains and prairies. (washingtonpost.com)
- The victims' most common activities at the time of death were working with and treating cattle in enclosed spaces such as pens and chutes (n = 7) and moving or sorting cattle toward pens, barns, or pastures (n = 5). (cdc.gov)
- Grazing by cattle is practised in rangelands, pastures and grasslands. (wikipedia.org)
- Cattle are primarily fed on pastures, crop residues and fallows. (wikipedia.org)
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- In referring to domestic cattle a grown male is a bull, a grown female a cow, an infant a calf, and an animal between one and two years old a yearling. (infoplease.com)
- Cattle are our lives," she says, pulling a calf off its mother's teats and roping it to a wooden peg. (washingtonpost.com)
Zebu4
- Cattle, mostly small breeds such as the Miniature Zebu, are also kept as pets. (wikipedia.org)
- The aurochs is ancestral to both zebu and taurine cattle. (wikipedia.org)
- Hybrid individuals and even breeds exist, not only between taurine cattle and zebu (such as the sanga cattle, Bos taurus africanus), but also between one or both of these and some other members of the genus Bos - yaks (the dzo or yattle), banteng, and gaur. (wikipedia.org)
- The hybrid origin of some types may not be obvious - for example, genetic testing of the Dwarf Lulu breed, the only taurine-type cattle in Nepal, found them to be a mix of taurine cattle, zebu, and yak. (wikipedia.org)
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- According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), there are approximately 1.5 billion cattle in the world as of 2018. (wikipedia.org)
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- And the number of cattle fattened in feedlots nearly doubled from 7 million head to over 12 million. (washingtonpost.com)
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- Satanic Planet's debut album will also feature Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation) and Jung Sing. (brooklynvegan.com)
- This week's Notable Releases include crossover thrashers Red Death, death metal lifers Cattle Decapitation, rising rap crew Griselda, and more. (brooklynvegan.com)
- From Bob Dylan to Beach Rats, from Judy Collins to Cattle Decapitation, from A$AP Rocky to Ana Gasteyer, here are nearly 30 shows to go see over the long Thanksgiving Weekend in NYC. (brooklynvegan.com)
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- Guernsey cattle, breed of dairy cattle developed on the islands of Alderney, Guernsey, and Sark near the north coast of France. (encyclopedia.com)
- in many parts of the world, such as India-home to the world's largest cattle population- most cattle are used for dairy or as work animals . (ucsusa.org)
- Dairy Cattle Ornaments make for brilliantly simple gifts in the present, and promise to be meaningful keepsakes for memories in the years to come. (cafepress.com)
- There are around 10 million cattle in the UK, most of which are reared for either beef (beef cows) or milk production (dairy cows). (vegsoc.org)
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- Feeder cattle" are weaned calves raised to be between 600-800 pounds. (investopedia.com)
- This 10-minute video clip shows you how to make a cattle mineral feeder from a barrel and truck tire. (youtube.com)
- January feeder cattle closed down 1.5 cents, or 1.6 percent, at 93.725 cents a pound. (marketwatch.com)
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- The cattle tyrant ( Machetornis rixosa ) is a species of bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family Tyrannidae. (wikipedia.org)
- If a particular whale species isn't endangered, then there's not a blind bit of difference between butchering them or cattle. (wiktionary.org)
- The yak , B. grunniens, and other cattle species, wild and domestic, exist in Asia. (infoplease.com)
- Unlike other herons and egrets, this species typically feeds in dry fields, often following cattle (or other animals) and waiting for them to flush insects into view. (audubon.org)
- The research team put together a package of technologies for on-farm introduction (in Berege village) and evaluation and it included improved Mpwapwa breed of cattle, improved forage species, intensive feed gardens, conservation and utilisation of crop residues, disease control and dual-purpose legumes. (fao.org)
- These have been reclassified as one species, Bos taurus, with three subspecies: Complicating the matter is the ability of cattle to interbreed with other closely related species. (wikipedia.org)
- Hybrids such as the beefalo breed can even occur between taurine cattle and either species of bison, leading some authors to consider them part of the genus Bos, as well. (wikipedia.org)
- Wild cattle" may refer to feral cattle or to undomesticated species of the genus Bos. (wikipedia.org)
Heifer1
- This may be difficult to accomplish with the current drought, which could bring an increase in cow/heifer slaughter and force movement of non-fed cattle onto the market due to dry pasturelands and high feed prices. (nasdaq.com)
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- Our ceramic Cattle Rancher Mugs are microwave safe, top shelf dishwasher safe, and have easy to hold grip handles. (cafepress.com)
- While we don't carry porcelain coffee mugs, our ceramic Cattle Rancher Mugs are an excellent substitution to your kitchen for sipping a hot drink of coffee, hot tea, or hot chocolate in the morning or winter evenings. (cafepress.com)
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- Promote something special about yourself or your family with a custom coffee or travel mug from our high quality selection of Cattle Rancher Mugs. (cafepress.com)
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- In my experience it's worse than ever, in the past at least the cattle was surviving," said rancher McDonald Modise eyeing a carcass of one of his cows, which had died the previous day. (yahoo.com)
- Ms. Prattus's grandfather was a cattle rancher. (npr.org)
Calves1
- One half of the unit has cattle sheds to house bulls or cows and calves. (usask.ca)
Breeds2
- Thankfully, it was rescued by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust in 1980, and the interest in extensively lean grass fed cattle, and has made a dramatic comeback. (nationaltrust.org.uk)
- The TSZ cattle are characterised by low production coefficients compared with exotic cattle ( Bos taurus ) breeds. (fao.org)
Bulls2
- Ten of the 21 fatalities involved attacks by individual bulls, six involved attacks by individual cows, and five involved multiple cattle. (cdc.gov)
- Cattle, or cows (female) and bulls (male), are large domesticated ruminants. (wikipedia.org)
120,000 head2
- The estimated cattle slaughter came in at 120,000 head Friday and 10,000 head for Saturday. (nasdaq.com)
- Tuesday's USDA Cattle slaughter was 114,000 head versus a year ago at 120,000 head. (benzinga.com)
Goats4
- Other vaccines, such as Brucella abortus S19 for cattle and B. melitensis Rev-1 for sheep and goats, can also cause infection in humans. (cdc.gov)
- Cattle ranchers in Nebraska are increasingly turning to goats to get rid of their weed problems. (treehugger.com)
- Referred to as " walking weed eaters ", the North Platte Telegram reported this morning that cattle will bypass the weeds for the grass, but the goats will go straight for the weeds - eating, trampling and fertilizing the entire pasture. (treehugger.com)
- The country has 12.5 million head of cattle, 6.5 million goats and 3.1 million sheep (MALD, 1984). (fao.org)
Burgers2
- Believe it or not Big Mac is one of the ultra radicals who provide fast food cattle burgers to interstate vehicles who drive all over the place providing scraps for rats, cats, flies, etc, so that the Mad Cow Disease might spread even faster than it would otherwise do. (wiktionary.org)
- Cattle burgers. (wiktionary.org)
Grass7
- This is a high density mob of cattle that is quickly progressing to new grass. (google.com)
- For over a decade, the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) has worked with the communities of Northern Kenya to develop community conservancies that support better management of cattle and grass. (treehugger.com)
- Most cattle in the US have a fodder that is composed of at least some forage (grass, legumes, or silage). (wikipedia.org)
- The debate is whether cattle should be raised on fodder primarily composed of grass or a concentrate. (wikipedia.org)
- There is debate as to whether cattle should be raised on diets primarily composed of pasture (grass) or on a concentrated diet of grain, soy, and other supplements. (wikipedia.org)
- Thus, cattle can be labelled free range but not necessarily be grass-fed, and vice versa, and organic beef can be either or none. (wikipedia.org)
- Another term adopted by the industry is grass-finished (also, 100% grass-fed), for which cattle are said to spend 100% of their lives on grass pasture. (wikipedia.org)
Slaughter cattle2
- Sales of slaughter cattle are reported at local auctions. (usda.gov)
- Microbiologist Schmitz-Esser analysed stomach samples from slaughter cattle. (eurekalert.org)
Beef cattle are raised2
- And in much of the world, beef cattle are raised in regions that are not heavily forested, such as the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa or the high plains of North America. (ucsusa.org)
- In fact, most beef cattle are raised on pasture from birth in the spring until autumn (7 to 9 months). (wikipedia.org)
Meat6
- uncountable , rare ) Used in restricted contexts to refer to the meat derived from cattle. (wiktionary.org)
- Today, cattle are raised worldwide and are used for milk, meat, leather and labor. (investopedia.com)
- The increased cost and added work that goes into the raising of Belgian Blue cattle leads to higher valued cuts of meat. (redorbit.com)
- Cattle Grid on Assembly Street has everything that you'd want from somewhere so whole-heartedly devoted to meat. (timeout.com)
- According to meat producers, tens of thousands of cattle have died or are being culled due to the drought. (yahoo.com)
- If we can identify the factors that contribute to live weight loss and energy deficiency in cattle during the transportation process, perhaps we can come up with strategies to minimise stress, and improve meat quality and shelf life," Dr Parker said. (edu.au)
10,0002
- Cattle have been domesticated for at least 10,000 years. (investopedia.com)
- If you have 10,000 head of cattle, don't bother. (ycombinator.com)
Silage1
- A computer calculates daily feed rations of corn, silage, wheat, hormones, vitamins and supplements for the cattle in each pen, according to the age, weight and condition of the animals. (washingtonpost.com)
Grazing8
- When you visit our estate you will see our longhorn cattle grazing the Parkland. (nationaltrust.org.uk)
- Usually forages in flocks in dry fields, very often in association with grazing animals -- usually cattle or horses in North America, but on other continents also elephants, camels, zebras, deer, many others. (audubon.org)
- Researchers have explained why cattle will tend to face the same direction when grazing - a behaviour long known to herdsmen and hunters but previously attributed to either prevailing winds or the sun's position. (theregister.co.uk)
- In Australia, ravaged by wildfires in recent months, the government is testing whether grazing cattle in a national park would reduce the amount of flammable dry vegetation there. (wsj.com)
- A group of cattlemen - and Liberal MP Graeme Stoney - have been running small herds of cattle through the Alpine National Park in recent days, ignoring the Government's grazing ban. (theage.com.au)
- We've always said cattle grazing is a good part of the Australian culture and it's continuing, but it's just not continuing in the most precious high country national park. (theage.com.au)
- The muster is the first test of the Government's controversial ban on grazing cattle in the national park, an attempt to protect the alpine environment. (theage.com.au)
- Extensive grazing studies are conducted, often with additional yearling cattle. (usask.ca)
Fever ticks3
- Cattle fever is a severe and often fatal disease of cattle transmitted by cattle fever ticks, Rhipicephalus (= Boophilus ) annulatus , and southern cattle ticks, R. microplus . (usda.gov)
- To combat fever ticks, APHIS created the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program (CFTEP) in 1906. (usda.gov)
- With the help of mounted patrol inspectors (also known as tick riders) and systematic quarantines, the CFTEP eradicated cattle fever and cattle fever ticks from the continental United States in 1943, with the exception of a permanent quarantine "buffer" zone between Texas and Mexico-a country where these ticks remain well established. (usda.gov)
Milk2
- Should they keep sending their children to cattle camp -- where they learn to brand, milk and deliver cows -- or shift their sights toward classrooms and literacy? (washingtonpost.com)
- On their way to milk the cows, Alanitch and her friends pass family corrals full of cattle, each with a hut on stilts in the center. (washingtonpost.com)
Sheep2
- The temptation of a lone white man was too great for any gathering of myall -natives, and sheep-fat and cattle -steak seemed there for the spearing, so that a stockman always ran the risk of attack, especially if his shepherds interfered with the native women. (wiktionary.org)
- However, it's been known for some time that while cattle and sheep turn as much as 10 percent of their food into methane, the Tammar Wallaby produces only 1 percent to 2 percent. (theregister.co.uk)
Farms2
- you'll hear in his own words what he thought about his farms and his cattle. (youtube.com)
- The Sustainable Beef Cattle Systems Research Group conducts research at institutional facilities and also private ranches, feedlots, and farms. (usask.ca)
Shorthorn2
- Through this new and careful selection of cattle he improved the size and quality of this breed, which became widely produced throughout England and Ireland, until it was surpassed by the Shorthorn in the 1800's. (nationaltrust.org.uk)
- It was developed in the 1800s by crossbreeding local cattle with a Shorthorn breed from the United Kingdom . (redorbit.com)
Battle cattle1
- Battle Cattle is a miniature game made by Wingnut Games which focuses on cow-to-cow combat . (everything2.com)
Breed of beef1
- The Belgian Blue is a breed of beef cattle originating in Belgium. (redorbit.com)
Methane2
- The Tammar Wallaby's digestive system is getting agricultural researchers excited, after researchers from Australia's science agency CSIRO found its gut generates far lower methane emissions than cattle. (theregister.co.uk)
- This does not mean that beef produced in these regions has no global warming impact: the digestive systems of cattle emit large amounts of methane and nitrous oxide -powerful global warming pollutants-no matter what kind of land they occupy. (ucsusa.org)
Originate1
- Cattle did not originate as the term for bovine animals. (wikipedia.org)
20171
- Delve deeper into your agricultural business with the feature-packed Cattle & Cultivation Expansion for Professional Farmer 2017. (microsoft.com)
Group of cattle1
- Don't allow yourself to become cornered by a group of cattle. (nationaltrust.org.uk)
Thousands of cattle1
- WINDHOEK-Namibia has detected a new strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country that has infected thousands of cattle, the agriculture minister said in a statement on Thursday. (theepochtimes.com)
Intensive1
- This location allows us to intensive cattle feeding in a environmentally conscious manner. (usask.ca)
Commodities2
- Like other commodities, the price of cattle is influenced by several factors. (investopedia.com)
- While many commodities are driving deforestation today, all of them take a back seat to beef cattle. (ucsusa.org)
North America1
- Brought to North America by European settlers in the 1500s, cattle were first used for their skins and tallow. (investopedia.com)
Head7
- The phrase " head of cattle" may be used without regard for gender. (wiktionary.org)
- He sold 50 head of cattle last year. (wiktionary.org)
- The estimated cattle slaughter came in at 127,000 head yesterday. (nasdaq.com)
- In the first four months of this year, 357 thousand head of cattle were imported into the Netherlands, a 15 percent increase relative to the first four months of 2007. (cbs.nl)
- this number has multiplied to over 70 head of cattle. (fao.org)
- The Texas Animal Health Commission says the test will involve about 100 producers and about 80-thousand head of cattle. (kbtx.com)
- In exchange for conservancies achieving specific targets in conservation, LTM buys cattle directly from the conservancies, purchasing several hundred head at a time from dozens of households. (treehugger.com)
Bovine2
- Cattle from countries affected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) OR foot-and-mouth disease (FMD, OR rinderpest are not permitted to be imported into the United States (see Country Disease List ). (usda.gov)
- They are cattle fitters, or "show jocks" in circuit slang, beauticians to the bovine set. (latimes.com)
Chattel1
- In various societies throughout history wealth has been measured in terms of cattle- cattle is related to capital and chattel, and pecuniary is derived from pecus [Lat. (infoplease.com)
Breeding1
- The longhorn has good longevity and they are able to keep breeding past usual cattle age. (nationaltrust.org.uk)
Cash cattle2
- Cash cattle traded at $114/cwt last week versus closes on Friday at 119.60 for August cattle and 125.275 in October cattle. (nasdaq.com)
- This is projecting a rally in cash cattle of $11 over the August-September time frame. (nasdaq.com)
Domestic cattle2
- Western, or European, domestic cattle ( Bos taurus ) are thought to be descended mainly from the aurochs, a large European wild ox domesticated during the Stone Age, extinct since 1627. (infoplease.com)
- Domestic cattle were first brought to the Western Hemisphere by Columbus on his second voyage. (infoplease.com)
Commercial cattle2
- By the early 1800s, population growth in the U.S. triggered the growth of the commercial cattle industry, which took advantage of the Western frontier's open landscape. (investopedia.com)
- Many of these commercial cattle fattening operations set up in dry southwestern states such as Taxas and Arizona rather than in Iowa and Illinois where animals often lost weight slogging through the Corn Belt's winter mud. (washingtonpost.com)
Africa1
- There is much discussion over the origin of cattle in Egypt and Africa in general: are Egyptian cattle originally from the Near East or were they first domesticated in Africa? (ucl.ac.uk)
Pork1
- I remember the cattle steaks of the old days, the juicy pork, the dripping joints of lamb, the venison. (wiktionary.org)
Corn3
- Corn is the "food of choice for cattle," said Hultman. (marketwatch.com)
- Cattle called corn-fed, grain-fed or corn-finished are typically raised on maize, soy and other types of feed. (wikipedia.org)
- Some corn-fed cattle are raised in concentrated animal feeding operations known as feed lots. (wikipedia.org)
Digestive1
- Although O157:H7 is pathogenic in humans, it can colonise the digestive tract of cattle without triggering any clinical signs, referred to as healthy carriage. (inra.fr)
Animals8
- It may follow cattle or other large animals for some distance, catching flushed prey, or even hitch rides on these animals, and then snatching flushed prey with a quick sally-flight. (wikipedia.org)
- For the animals themselves, "cattle" is normally only used in the plural. (wiktionary.org)
- George Washington's Black Cattle" is the first installment of our four part series called "George's Farm Animals," which is set in the fascinating period between the Revolutionary War and George's first term as president. (youtube.com)
- Cattle are among the most important domesticated animals. (ucl.ac.uk)
- B. abortus RB51 is a strain of this bacterium developed specifically for immunization of cattle against brucellosis to allow serological differentiation between naturally infected and vaccinated animals. (cdc.gov)
- Others are ranchers such as Vietheer and Hansen, who primp their own cattle, and occasionally handle other people's animals for $100 a day and all the fair food they can stomach. (latimes.com)
- Painful gastritis and ulcers can occur in the abomasa of cattle, potentially weakening the animals, leading to perforations of the stomach and possibly even to cases of death," first author Alexandra Hund explains. (eurekalert.org)
- Once the cattle are purchased, NRT treks the animals to Lewa Conservancy, a partner NGO. (treehugger.com)