Posted by Lauren in Farm & Ranch, Mammals on 10 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Cow herding begins in beauty spot

Images: flickr.com/Marcy Reiford The tradition of cowherding has been revived in the UK according to the National Trust, with the appointment of a cowgirl on heathland in Dorset. Lisa Hawthornthwaite will herd grazing Red Devon cattle on Studland Heath to stop it...
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Posted by Lauren in Mammals, Science & Tech on 10 5th, 2008 | No Comments

Don’t expect more diners to hop into roo

In Ross Garnaut's vision of a more carbon-conscious world, households would move away from eating lamb and beef and consume more kangaroo, pork and chicken. Professor Garnaut reports that Australian marsupials such as kangaroos, unlike cattle and sheep, emit negligible...
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Posted by Lauren in Farm & Ranch, Mammals on 09 21st, 2008 | No Comments

More people raising deer for enjoyment, not hunting

John Shadd’s interest in whitetailed deer began long before he graduated from Union County High School in 1953. He grew up hunting in the rural county. Shadd now describes himself as “previously a hunter.” Today his hobby is raising whitetails as stock animals...
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Posted by Lauren in Mammals, Reptiles & Amphibians on 09 18th, 2008 | No Comments

Ike kills 4,000 animals, damages rice fields

Agriculture officials said late Tuesday they've found about 4,000 dead cows in portions of two Southeast Texas counties searched in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Some cows left stranded or that perished might never be found, though. "They're being eaten by alligators,"...
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Posted by Lauren in Mammals, Science & Tech, Veterinary Medicine on 09 9th, 2008 | No Comments

Clue may lead to Mad Cow test

Canadian scientists have discovered a way to detect mad cow disease in urine, a finding that could lead to the first test for the infection in live animals. Researchers, working with Germany's Research Institute for Animal Health, found that changes in the level...
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Posted by Lauren in Farm & Ranch on 08 26th, 2008 | No Comments

Just right for the garden: a mini-cow

It's the little cow with a big future. Rising supermarket prices are persuading hundreds of families to turn their back gardens into mini-ranches stocked with miniature cattle. Registrations of the most popular breed, the Dexter, have doubled since the millennium...
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Posted by Lauren in Uncategorized on 08 21st, 2008 | No Comments

Orrington rounds up rebel cows

The town rented a fence and is rounding up renegade cows that are out causing property damage, but stragglers remain, Carla Brown, the town’s animal control officer, said Tuesday. "We’re down to eight that are on the loose," she said. The runaway cows are owned...
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Posted by Lauren in Uncategorized on 08 11th, 2008 | No Comments

Orrington: Runaway cows causing ruckus

The suspects are breaking out basically every day and they’re repeat offenders. That’s what Carla Brown, Orrington’s animal control officer, said Friday about a group of renegade cows owned by local farmer Herbert Henderson. Brown was dispatched to the area...
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Posted by Lauren in Uncategorized on 08 8th, 2008 | No Comments

DNA Markers And Economically Significant Traits In Cattle Can Be Found With New Tool

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are using a new tool to find relationships between DNA markers and economically significant traits in cattle. The new tool, called the Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip, is a glass slide containing thousands of DNA markers,...
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Posted by Lauren in Uncategorized on 08 8th, 2008 | No Comments

Test Vaccines Show Promise Against Parasite Of Cattle

An effective vaccine against a parasite-borne disease called neosporosis may be a few steps closer to development, thanks to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators. Neosporosis, caused by the parasite Neospora caninum, affects cattle worldwide....
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