10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

They’re all named for livestock. It didn’t take much imagination to name Cowbirds or Cattle Egrets or Cattle Tyrants , but there’s more fantasy, even more wit, involved in the naming of other bovine birds. The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Kilimanjaro in Kenya, lions are attacking Maasai cattle, as they have for hundreds of years. Warrior Initiation” – By killing lions, Maasai warriors protect their livestock and officially become men. Tonight’s program is called Lion Warriors and premieres Wednesday, December 8, at 9PM ET/PT. On the Great Plains below Mt.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Heading south on a good surfaced road, we made slow progress through the herds of cattle, donkeys and goats that thronged the highway, until we finally reached the land of the Konso. Quality time was spent with a friendly Hamar family at their homestead of grass huts surrounding their cattle corral.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 245

Critter News

DECEMBER 6, 2008

It would require farms or ranches with more than 25 dairy cows, 50 beef cattle or 200 hogs to pay an annual fee of about $175 for each dairy cow, $87.50 per head of beef cattle and $20 for each hog. Remember cows "emit" methane.)

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Cows Detroit Livestock Cattle 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Moreover, the pair I saw was feeding from a livestock trough alongside a group of cattle. And when you see them – as I have recently – they have massive transmitters and color bands on their legs. Hardly the elegant, natural picture deserving of some seriously stunning birds!

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Buffalo Florida Louisiana 2004 230

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2019

And of course, there are Cattle Egrets ( Bubulcus ibis ) and several species of cowbirds that rarely stray too far from livestock. For most of history, beer has thrived in agrarian settings, too.

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Belgium Vermont Farming Europe 119

Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Services shows that most livestock losses come from weather, disease, illness, and birthing problems, and not predation.

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Killing Wildlife Groups Endangered Species 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2010

The disease can attack domestic pets, such as dogs and cats, as well as livestock, such as horses, chickens, and cattle. In human cases, generally the illness only poses a danger to small children or the elderly. The illness is purely mosquito born and can be avoided if steps are taken to repel mosquitoes.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

18): As a microbiologist, I know that study after study has highlighted the human health threat from using antibiotics as feed additives for hogs, chickens and cattle, creating super-bugs—bacteria that no longer can be treated with antibiotics. To the Editor: Re “ Antibiotic Runoff ” (editorial, Sept.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Finishing the cattle on grass is a far “greener” method. As you note, the lack of media coverage of the livestock sector’s contribution to climate change is one reason it has escaped large-scale public outrage. Jillian Fry Baltimore, Dec.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

One outspoken proponent of factory farming cited in the HPMAJ column is "Trent Loos, a rancher, journalist and vocal livestock supporter." According to the HPMAJ column, "Loos told cattle producers the livestock industry must show the public that there are moral and ethical justifications for taking the life of an animal to feed a person.

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