cattle herd Articles
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A review of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and its management in Canada and the USA
Geographic proximity and a long history of integration between US and Canadian cattle industries have resulted in similar management of BSE risk factors. Both countries have had a single imported case of BSE followed by multiple endemic cases of the bovine disease. Comparable risk management strategies have been put in place, such as a ban on the feeding of ruminant materials to other ruminants, ...
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Burkina Faso and the Sahel
The area of northern Burkina Faso I am currently working in is an incredible mix of transhumance, and within 20km distance of the borders with both Niger and Mali. It is therefore populated by nomadic and semi-nomadic people from several tribes, including Tuareg, Hausa, Bella and Songhai. These people have had centuries of colourful, cultural and religious interaction, which continue today as it ...
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Surprising ways Kenyans are embracing climate-smart agriculture
In rural Kenya, where it may only rain twice per year, farmers and herders are embracing so-called “climate-smart” agriculture. The video above, produced by the World Bank, begins by showing how John and Mary Obuom have transformed their one-acre farm into a model of sustainable practices. The family plants a diversity of crops in case one or more fails in a given year. A thicket of ...
By Ensia
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Integration of the environment – flagship project for entire region - Case Study
Location: Stowell Farms, Wiltshire (England) Capacity: 499 kWel Input materials: Manure, grass and maize silage, feed remains Features: Processes the slurry of 500 herds of cattle into high-quality fertilisers. Digestion facility brings in revenues and helps boost the image of agriculture Stowell Dairies required capital investment to improve the dairy unit at East Stowell and to meet amended ...
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Happy cows = better milk producers - Case Study
Recycling areas: TyreVarious scrap Company name: Erri-Comfort A/S (Danish Genetics A/S) Located: Skærbæk, Danmark Erri-Comfort A/S was founded by veterinarians specialised in diseases of cattle. They aim at preventing diseases and improve production in dairy herds. They produce a great part of our products ourselves and they are able to optimize in accordance with the ...
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What are the Different Types Of Cattle Feed?
There are many types of cattle feed available. All of them provide energy and protein as well as other vital nutrients. There are three main types of cattle feed: cattle cubes and pelleted cattle food. Cattle Cubes Cattle cubes can help maintain your herd's weight and condition. They are specially formulated to provide fair and low-quality fodder. Cattle cubes are rich in vitamins, minerals, ...
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Salamaq17 will have the best sample of livestock in southern Europe
alamaq 2017 will hold a new edition from 6 to 11 September and Digitanimal will be present. The 29th International Exhibition of Pure Livestock will reach this year in Salamaq17 excellence thanks to the collaboration between the Diputación de Salamanca and the Livestock Associations. This was highlighted by the head of La Salina, Javier Iglesias, who accompanied the Agriculture deputy, ...
By Digitanimal
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Growing demand for soybeans threatens Amazon rainforest
Some 3,000 years ago, farmers in eastern China domesticated the soybean. In 1765, the first soybeans were planted in North America. Today the soybean occupies more U.S. cropland than wheat. And in Brazil, where it spread even more rapidly, the soybean is invading the Amazon rainforest. For close to two centuries after its introduction into the United States the soybean languished as a curiosity ...
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Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 2. The Ecology of Population Growth
Throughout most of human existence, population growth has been so slow as to be imperceptible within a single generation. Reaching a global population of 1 billion in 1804 required the entire time since modern humans appeared on the scene. To add the second billion, it took until 1927, just over a century. Thirty-three years later, in 1960, world population reached 3 billion. Then the pace sped ...
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