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  • August 2008

    • As Feed Prices Climb, Minicows Moove In

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 12, 08 2:47 PM CDT

      As Feed Prices Climb, Minicows Moove In

      (Newser) - As feed prices soar, some farmers are literally shrinking their operations by turning to minicows--cattle half as big as their full-size cousins. The trendy creatures produce proportionally more beef while eating less, some researchers say. They require less space and “don’t tear up the grounds as much as your full-size cows,” one farmer tells the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      agriculture  • farming  • cattle  • cows  • livestock

  • July 2008

    • Gift Cows Give Hope to Kosovo War Widows

      Radio Free Netherlands  |  Jul 12, 08 8:28 PM CDT

      Gift Cows Give Hope to Kosovo War Widows

      (Newser) - A Dutch organization is helping steer Kosovo's war widows toward a brighter future, Radio Free Netherlands reports. Many were left to fend for themselves after losing loved ones in the war against Serbia; now the Dutch group The Bridge is giving them cows to put food on the table and earn money by selling milk. Each is obliged to give their cow's first-born calf to another woman. More »

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      Kosovo  • cows  • humanitarian aid  • reconstruction  • Balkans War  • dairy products  • widows

  • June 2008

    • Swiss Cow Fights Are No Bull

      Der Spiegel  |  Jun 7, 08 7:11 AM CDT

      Swiss Cow Fights Are No Bull

      (Newser) - In Spain, the bulls do the fighting, but the boot is on the other hoof in the Swiss Alps, Der Spiegel reports. The tough local breed of alpine cows naturally battle among themselves to become queen of the herd, and for centuries, farmers have organized cow fight tournaments. Nowadays, the "Battle of the Queens" grand finale draws 50,000 spectators annually. More »

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      animal  • Switzerland  • cows  • festival  • Alps

  • March 2008

    • Meat Company Chief Admits Sick Cows Were Slaughtered

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 12, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Meat Company Chief Admits Sick Cows Were Slaughtered

      (Newser) - The president of the California slaughterhouse caught up in a scandal over the abuse of cattle admitted to Congress today that sick cows from his plant entered the food supply, the Los Angeles Times reports. He backtracked from an earlier denial after a House panel made him watch a second undercover video. "Obviously my system broke down," said Steve Mendell of Westland/Hallmark Meat. More »

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • FDA: Send in the Clones

      Washington Post  |  Jan 15, 08 1:06 PM CST

      FDA: Send in the Clones

      (Newser) - Clones are just as safe to eat as any other animal, concludes a much-awaited, much-debated report from the FDA. Cloned animals studied were found to be as healthy as their normal counterparts, and their meat contained equal levels of nutrients, the Washington Post reports. The 968-page document provides mountains of raw data and methodology — more data, one researcher notes, than on any other animal we eat. More »

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      food  • FDA  • meat  • cloning  • cows  • milk

  • September 2007

    • Case of Bluetongue Has UK Farmers on High Alert

      BBC  |  Sep 23, 07 9:26 AM CDT

      Case of Bluetongue Has UK Farmers on High Alert

      (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 any other animals, reports the BBC. More »

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

  • August 2007
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  • April 2007

    • Enjoy the Veal, Hold the Guilt

      New York Times  |  Apr 19, 07 3:13 PM CDT

      Enjoy the Veal, Hold the Guilt

      (Newser) - Veal is back, says the Times , thanks to humane ranching methods. You're still eating baby cows, of course, but the tiny crates that once confined them—provoking a 20-year-long boycott—are giving way to to open pastures where they hang with mom. Or at least pens where they walk around and mingle with other calves.  More »

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      food  • animal  • farming  • animal cruelty  • meat  • cows  • veal

  • March 2007

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