Cows
Farmer Considers Selling Cloned Dairy Cows for Hamburger Meat
A Maryland cow farmer who is faced with eviction is considering violating the FDA’s voluntary ban on selling milk and meat from cloned animals in order to save his farm.
The Sacred Cow
I didn't think cows were at all good for meditating people - one roaring, insistent HAM-MAAAA in your ear would drive the zero-level concentration straight out. It didn't sound very sacred, you know?
Top Cow Breeds in North America
What are the most popular cow breeds in North America and what makes them top choices for breeders and producers?
What Makes Holstein Dairy Cattle Special?
The Holsteins are the most popular breed of dairy cows in the U.S.
Delhi Given One Week to Clear Away Sacred Cows
Armed with stun guns and large nets, officials will be out on the streets of the Indian capital in their hundreds this week as the capital gets tough in its mission to eradicate stray cattle.
Cow Eats Diamonds Hidden In Hay
An Indian diamond merchant has been waiting almost a month to retrieve a stash of diamonds eaten recently by one of his cows.
Drug Residue In Cows Is Killing Vultures
The populations of three species of vultures have been decreasing since the early 1990s and scientists say they are dying because of a veterinary drug used to reduce fever and treat lameness in farm animals.
USDA Orders Slaughter Of Washington Cows
In mid-January the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that they would soon order the killing on a Mattawa, Washington farm of three cows who came from the same Alberta, Canada herd as the Holstein found to be infected with mad cow disease in December.
USDA Bans Slaughter Or Sale Of 'Downed' Cows
In what is being hailed as an historic victory for farm animals and for the animal protection advocates who have lobbied tirelessly to help them, Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced on December 30 that, "Effective immediately, USDA will ban all downer cattle from the human food chain."
Singing Cows Plead For Leather Boycott
The animal advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has launched an advertising campaign in India featuring a group of singing cows who urge Indians to stop wearing leather.
Canadian Cow 'sparked Bse' in Us
American health officials said yesterday they had 'tentatively' determined that the Holstein cow infected with mad cow disease that triggered the crisis entered the country from Canada. The statement came as the US beef industry faced a crippling slump in sales as more countries banned...
HSUS Calls For Immediate Rescue Of Stranded Cows
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is demanding that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) officials intervene immediately to save 23 wild cows who have been suffering and dying from extreme stress, overcrowding, injury, dehydration and starvation on a barge on Alaskan waters for almost three weeks now.
Tense cows mean tough steaks
Australian scientists are using electronic sensors to single out happy cows in an attempt to produce better-tasting steaks.
Cows For "Rent" On The Internet
A farmer in the Swiss Alps, struggling to sell the cheese his cows produce, has recently begun offering the cows individually for rent over the Internet. In return for "renting" one of his cows for the summer, renters receive all of that cow’s cheese.
Cow Gives Birth to First Clone Created in Africa
Embryo Plus recently announced that one of its cows had given birth to the first animal clone created in Africa. Futhi, a Holstein whose name is the Zulu word for "replica," was created with deoxyribonucleic acid extracted from an ear cell of a former South African milk production record holder.
New Zealand Clones Cows for Cheaper Cheese
New Zealand scientists have cloned genetically modified cows to make the first GM milk for sale in shops and supermarkets. The team - from a centre belonging to a government-owned research institute in Hamilton, 80 miles south of Auckland - say that the cows will make cheese-making...
The Cloned Cow Coming to a Farm Near You
Genesis has her head stuck in a bale of hay on Greg Wiles's farm. She has the same large glossy body as her mother, Zita, once the reigning queen of American dairy cattle, and Zita's trademark white triangle patch on her forehead. Actually, Genesis is Zita, or her genetic double. The...
What are the most popular cow breeds in North America and what makes them top choices for breeders and producers?
What Makes Holstein Dairy Cattle Special?
The Holsteins are the most popular breed of dairy cows in the U.S.
Delhi Given One Week to Clear Away Sacred Cows
Armed with stun guns and large nets, officials will be out on the streets of the Indian capital in their hundreds this week as the capital gets tough in its mission to eradicate stray cattle.
Cow Eats Diamonds Hidden In Hay
An Indian diamond merchant has been waiting almost a month to retrieve a stash of diamonds eaten recently by one of his cows.
Drug Residue In Cows Is Killing Vultures
The populations of three species of vultures have been decreasing since the early 1990s and scientists say they are dying because of a veterinary drug used to reduce fever and treat lameness in farm animals.
USDA Orders Slaughter Of Washington Cows
In mid-January the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that they would soon order the killing on a Mattawa, Washington farm of three cows who came from the same Alberta, Canada herd as the Holstein found to be infected with mad cow disease in December.
USDA Bans Slaughter Or Sale Of 'Downed' Cows
In what is being hailed as an historic victory for farm animals and for the animal protection advocates who have lobbied tirelessly to help them, Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced on December 30 that, "Effective immediately, USDA will ban all downer cattle from the human food chain."
Singing Cows Plead For Leather Boycott
The animal advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has launched an advertising campaign in India featuring a group of singing cows who urge Indians to stop wearing leather.
Canadian Cow 'sparked Bse' in Us
American health officials said yesterday they had 'tentatively' determined that the Holstein cow infected with mad cow disease that triggered the crisis entered the country from Canada. The statement came as the US beef industry faced a crippling slump in sales as more countries banned...
HSUS Calls For Immediate Rescue Of Stranded Cows
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is demanding that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) officials intervene immediately to save 23 wild cows who have been suffering and dying from extreme stress, overcrowding, injury, dehydration and starvation on a barge on Alaskan waters for almost three weeks now.
Tense cows mean tough steaks
Australian scientists are using electronic sensors to single out happy cows in an attempt to produce better-tasting steaks.
Cows For "Rent" On The Internet
A farmer in the Swiss Alps, struggling to sell the cheese his cows produce, has recently begun offering the cows individually for rent over the Internet. In return for "renting" one of his cows for the summer, renters receive all of that cow’s cheese.
Cow Gives Birth to First Clone Created in Africa
Embryo Plus recently announced that one of its cows had given birth to the first animal clone created in Africa. Futhi, a Holstein whose name is the Zulu word for "replica," was created with deoxyribonucleic acid extracted from an ear cell of a former South African milk production record holder.
New Zealand Clones Cows for Cheaper Cheese
New Zealand scientists have cloned genetically modified cows to make the first GM milk for sale in shops and supermarkets. The team - from a centre belonging to a government-owned research institute in Hamilton, 80 miles south of Auckland - say that the cows will make cheese-making...
The Cloned Cow Coming to a Farm Near You
Genesis has her head stuck in a bale of hay on Greg Wiles's farm. She has the same large glossy body as her mother, Zita, once the reigning queen of American dairy cattle, and Zita's trademark white triangle patch on her forehead. Actually, Genesis is Zita, or her genetic double. The...