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Gene Check screens baa, baa blues
FORT COLLINS - Hidden away in a makeshift laboratory off North College Avenue, eight scientists are working toward the solution of an international livestock crisis. Though mad cow disease is ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Sales lessons from Vermont sheep
HEADNOTE When sweater makers didn't like the quality, a Vermont farmer came up with the idea to use "not-so-good" wool as mulch at construction sites to prevent erosion. FOR the ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Can Genetic Research Scuttle Scrapie?
Contagious, incurable, and fatal, scrapie is a chief disease priority for the sheep industry. It affects international trade and domestic markets and costs U.S. producers an estimated $20 million every ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Maxwell, Katie. They wear what under their
kilts?
Dorchester Publishing, Smooch. 197p. 0-8439-5258-X. c2004. $5.99. JS Sassy 16-year-old Emily Marie Williams continues her wacky British adventures in the follow-up to The Year My Life Went Down the Loo. (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Start Up: Green acres on Glasgow
Developers have long lusted for a plum plot known locally as "the sheep farm." Finally they may get their hands on it. If you don't know of the sheep farm, ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Moving from paper to blips.
MERS, a proposed mortgage industry database, promises to streamline today's paper-intensive mortgage-assignment process In modern housing finance, new mortgages are like newborn lambs. Singly, they are easy to keep track ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
World Watch
Making silage, spending money New Zealand dairy producers are flat out making silage and baleage at present. A cool spring has meant the peak milk production time of late October ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Going on the lam(b): special event gives birth to better donors.
"Thinking about poverty is so daunting. It seems like no one's paying attention, and no way I can make a difference from my condo in the city," said Mary Pitz. (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Keeping pace: veal and lamb producers seek to bolster volume and sales...
Trying to move the needle on consumption, whether at home or away from home, the veal and lamb industries are getting increasingly creative in showing people new ways to enjoy ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting grant applications
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting grant applications through Nov. 17 for drought assistance in 24 eastern Colorado counties. (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Colorado Department of Agriculture accepts grant applications for drought...
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting grant applications through Nov. 17 for drought assistance in 24 eastern Colorado counties. (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Making Sure Sacred Sheep Don't Become Extinct
Animal geneticist Harvey D. Blackburn is responsible for collecting and storing thousands of samples of animal germplasm mainly semen and embryos-to make sure there's enough genetic material to reintroduce a ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Promising new prion research.
Promising new prion research. The June 3rd issue of Science reported that research conducted by the National Institutes of Health suggests that brain damage caused by transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Prion biology in transfusion medicine: implications
for lab testing.
CONTINUING EDUCATION To earn CEUs, see test on page 24. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to: 1. Define and discuss the relevance of ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
40 NORTHERN COLORADO ICONS: Cattle
In the 1800s, low-priced, wild and rangy Texas longhorns were driven north to Colorado over the Goodnight-Loving Trail where they fattened on native grasses. The cattle business is still big ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Biography of a divorce
Susceptible booksellers should hang on to their hearts for the arrival of Horatio Clare, whose memoir Running for the Hills is published by John Murray in March. The book offers ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
South Dakota agricultural
indicators.
MEAT ANIMALS PRODUCTION AND INCOME South Dakota 2002 and 2003 Item Unit 2002 Cattle and Calves Production 1/ 1,000 lbs 1,557,488.00 Marketings 2/ 1,000 lbs 2,064,800.00 Average Price for: Cattle ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
High hopes for veal and lamb: veal and lamb get a
boost from heightened...
Once associated with only high-end fare, veal and lamb are overhauling their images and strengthening their presence to attract a broader range of consumers. The veal industry this spring announced ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
TSEs Touch Off ARS Research
A year ago this month, a group of ARS scientists and technicians gave up their Christmas time off and even delayed family vacations to provide characterization of the first case ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Iowa NAMA hosts sixth annual field to food run. (NAMA
News).
Participation was up by over 20 runners for the sixth annual Field to Food Run, sponsored by the Iowa NAMA Chapter. Approximately 230 people participated in the 1-mile walk/5K run ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) | |
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