Hot weather can have a big impact on dairy cattle health, well-being, and overall milk production for a herd. Dairy producers use a variety of effective cooling strategies to prevent heat stress including shade, fans, sprinklers, ...
Veterinary medicine
Aug 23, 2023
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Nature documentaries will tell you that lions, cheetahs, wolves and other top predators target the weakest or slowest animals and that this culling benefits prey herds, whether it's antelope in Africa or elk in Wyoming.
Plants & Animals
Apr 26, 2023
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The U.S. dairy industry operates a comprehensive data collection program that records herd production information from farmers nationwide. The program provides crucial input for cattle breeding and genetics, and its cooperative ...
Agriculture
Mar 23, 2023
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In a study published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, researchers used computer simulations to explore how herd animals can reduce their predation risk. The study is based on the idea suggested by W.D. Hamilton in 1971, ...
Ecology
Feb 15, 2023
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Inuit in the Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut regions of Labrador have shared a deep and enduring connection with caribou for many generations. But more recently—in the wake of dramatic caribou population declines—the communities ...
Ecology
Aug 18, 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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The recent ABC TV series Muster Dogs has brought into sharp focus the incredible skills of our working stock dogs.
Veterinary medicine
Feb 22, 2022
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A lone elephant who broke away from a herd marching through southern China has been captured and returned to a nature reserve, officials said, in the latest twist for a journey that has caused chaos but captivated Chinese ...
Ecology
Jul 8, 2021
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A herd of elephants on a mammoth trek across China is taking an enforced break—as they wait for a wayward youngster to catch-up.
Ecology
Jun 15, 2021
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