Longhorned tick discovered in northern Missouri for first time
The Longhorned tick causes the loss of millions of dollars in agricultural revenue to cattle producers worldwide, and it is now in northern Missouri.
The Longhorned tick causes the loss of millions of dollars in agricultural revenue to cattle producers worldwide, and it is now in northern Missouri.
Ecology
Sep 24, 2022
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A Kansas State University-led study has found that reintroducing bison—a formerly dominant grazer—doubles plant diversity in a tallgrass prairie. The research involves more than 30 years of data collected at the Konza ...
Ecology
Aug 29, 2022
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Japan's agricultural sector produced 32.3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, accounting for 2.8% of the country's total emissions. Nearly a quarter of that stems from enteric fermentation within livestock. ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2022
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Look at just about any popular media article on personal changes you can make to save the planet and near the top of the list you'll likely see cutting out meat—or at least decreasing meat consumption dramatically.
Agriculture
Jul 19, 2022
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A study based on extensive remote sensing data indicates that vegetation near the migration routes of elephants in Namibia has decreased. Human habitation and fences as well as artificial obstacles of other kinds affect the ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2022
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There are more chickens than any other species of bird on the planet. With three chickens for every human being, they are a food staple for millions of people around the world. But new research shows chickens were domesticated ...
Archaeology
Jun 23, 2022
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Assisted reproductive technology, known as ART, is the umbrella term to describe fertility treatments that involve eggs and embryos. Many people turn to ART techniques like in vitro fertilization to resolve fertility problems, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 22, 2022
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Cheatgrass, an invasive annual grass that has invaded Nevada rangelands, is responsible for much of the increasing wildfire danger in the Intermountain West. However, scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno have discovered ...
Ecology
Jun 16, 2022
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While Pakistan has managed to confine an outbreak of lumpy skin disease that affects cattle and buffaloes there are fears that cattle fairs ahead of the religious festival Eid-ul-Azha might trigger a second wave.
Veterinary medicine
May 27, 2022
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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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