Despite assurances from the federal government that bird flu will be eradicated from the nation's dairy cows, some experts worry the disease is here to stay.
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2024
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A team of biologists at the University of Glasgow, working with colleagues from several institutes in Perú, has found that culling bat colonies after a rabies outbreak in livestock is not an effective way to halt the spread ...
A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports has revealed the strongest evidence to date that all bison in North America carry multiple small, but clearly identifiable, regions of DNA that originated from domestic ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 10, 2022
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The world is a wickedly complex place, especially when people have a need to share limited resources. Herding communities in northern Namibia, for instance, are afflicted by poverty, drought and degraded landscapes. International ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2022
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A way to determine the age of cattle by analyzing their tail hair has been described as a "game changer" for Australia's lucrative northern cattle industry.
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 24, 2022
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Farmers might finally be able to answer the question: How now brown cow?
Plants & Animals
Dec 18, 2019
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A new study provides an updated picture of the prevalence of the sheep and goat plague virus (PPRV), a widespread and often fatal disease that threatens 80 percent of the world's sheep and goats, in northern Tanzania.
Ecology
Sep 4, 2019
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The German government on Wednesday relaxed rules on culling wolves, as the population of the predator has grown since its return to the country two decades ago.
Ecology
May 22, 2019
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Profound changes in the dairy industry in recent decades have benefited the health and welfare of dairy cows, as well as consumers. A team of dairy science experts provides valuable insights into these changes, as well as ...
Other
Sep 22, 2015
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Food manufacturers and restaurants are taking the dairy industry by the horns on an animal welfare issue that's long bothered activists but is little known to consumers: the painful removal of budding horn tissue from calves ...
Other
Mar 28, 2015
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