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NEWS ABOUT: sheep

sheep stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - A crowd of thousands is expected in a New Zealand town this weekend to watch teams of trained sheep race through the streets, the Telegraph reports. The organizer has been stunned by the nation's massive interest in the new sport of sheep racing and in his flock, the "Racing... More »

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New Zealand • racing • sheep

 Global Warming 
 Shrinking Sheep 

Warmer winters make evolutionary drive to grow do a U-turn

Jul 3, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Add it to the list of weird things blamed on climate change: smaller sheep. Scientists say Scotland's warmer winters explain why a wild herd on an uninhabited northern island are a full 5% smaller than they were in the '80s, the BBC reports. The theory says that only big sheep... More »

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climate change • evolution • Scotland • sheep • natural selection

 Banks Seize Herds as 
 Recession Hits Mongolia 

Badly managed loans and overconfidence in cashmere have Mongolians in default

Apr 20, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Proving the recession is truly global, banks in Mongolia are threatening to foreclose on herders’ goats, sheep, and camels, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mongolians call it a financial “zud,” a local term for unusually devastating winters. Falling cashmere prices stemming from the West’s recession—the high-end... More »

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livestock • herdsman • Mongolia • camels • sheep • goats • consumer credit • financial crisis • cashmere

New Enemy in Climate Fight: Methane-Heavy Sheep Burps

Methane from livestock may cause more emissions than automobiles

Feb 26, 09 11:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Big oil, coal-fired power plants, automakers and now sheep: As governments look to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, researchers are looking seriously at livestock, believed to contribute more than cars via the methane gas they belch during digestion, the Wall Street Journal reports. To that end, researchers in New Zealand are trying... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • New Zealand • methane • sheep • hydrogen

 On Green Menu: Roos & Camels 

Studies say beef emits greenhouse gases

Jan 5, 09 5:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Australians are being advised to save the planet by eating kangaroos and camels. A study of Australia's 1 million wild camels, descendants of camels imported as pack animals, recommends that their numbers be culled by hunting them for food, AFP reports. A separate study suggests that kangaroos be farmed... More »

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cattle • Australia • farming • beef • methane • camels • sheep • greenhouse-gas emissions • kangaroos • Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Center

NZ Farmers Gas About Sheep  Flatulence Pollution Law

Fears that methane curb could ruin farms

Jun 8, 08 5:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - In its quest to be the first carbon-neutral country, New Zealand is cracking down on methane emissions--and that means regulating the gas released by livestock, the Los Angeles Times reports. Farmers are worried a government proposal to fine them if their livestock exceed greenhouse-gas limits could leave many bankrupt—a... More »

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climate change • environment • cattle • greenhouse gases • global warming • livestock • New Zealand • methane • farmer • sheep

Case of Bluetongue Has UK Farmers on High Alert

One more 'body blow' to the industry

Sep 23, 07 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The discovery of bluetongue—an insect-borne illness that has killed livestock throughout Europe—in a cow on a rare breed farm in Britain yesterday was devastating news to a cattle industry already staggering from waves of foot-and-mouth outbreaks.Tests are underway to determine if England's first case had spread to... More »

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cows • farmer • Britain • bluetongue • sheep • goats • farm

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