There are no agriculture majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology, but some engineering students on the campus have taken up virtual planting and harvesting through the social networking game ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Nov 01, 2011 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

An inexpensive hay test can offer the best guidance as to how much supplemental feed is required for a beef cattle herd, and at the same time, save ranchers money, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.

Biology - Other

Oct 21, 2011 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Scientists of the Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITG) have developed a molecular technique to easily and dependably identify the biting midges that spread bluetongue disease. Until know this identification was a ...

Biology - Other

Oct 06, 2011 not rated yet 0

A new test that detects a rare and deadly bone disorder in Red Angus is now available to cattle producers, thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.

Biology - Biotechnology

Sep 29, 2011 not rated yet 0

African ranchers often prefer to keep wild grazers like zebra off the grass that fattens their cattle. But a new study by UC Davis and Kenyan researchers shows that grazing by wild animals doesn't always harm ...

Biology - Ecology

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Massey University research has led to the development of a calf supplement that can increase milk yield in dairy cows by up to 12 per cent.

Biology - Other

Sep 12, 2011 not rated yet 0

The origin of three costly cattle diseases is genetically linked, according to findings from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 08, 2011 not rated yet 0

More than 60 percent of deforested areas of the Brazilian Amazon forest are used for grazing cattle, while only five percent is used for agriculture, a new government study said.

Space & Earth - Environment

Sep 04, 2011 5 / 5 (5) 6

Australian scientists believe they may be a step closer to finding a cattle tick vaccine that could save the national cattle and dairy industries approximately $175 million per annum and reduce the need for pesticides.

Biology - Other

Aug 15, 2011 not rated yet 0

A team of Ugandan and French paleontologists announced Tuesday they had found a 20-million-year-old ape skull in northeastern Uganda, saying it could shed light on the region's evolutionary history.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Aug 02, 2011 4.4 / 5 (5) 1

Surface water quality is important for the proper function of aquatic ecosystems, as well as human needs and recreation. Pasturelands have been found to be major sources of sediment, phosphorus and pathogens in Midwest surface ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 21, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

Cattle producers should be aware that forecasted weather conditions could result in significant heat stress issues in cattle. The US Meat Animal Research Center predicts danger or emergency conditions through most of South ...

Biology - Other

Jul 19, 2011 not rated yet 0

The study, by researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling at Imperial College London, is published today in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters. ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jul 13, 2011 not rated yet 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lessons learned from the recently successful 50-year campaign to rid the world of cattle plague (rinderpest), could assist in controlling other devastating diseases such as foot and mouth ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jul 04, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the July issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science, researchers reveal the prehistoric remains of a BBQ in the valley of the River Tjonger in the Netherlands that took place over 7 ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

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