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Highly pathogenic avian influenza found in Texas, Kansas dairy cattle

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State and federal officials continue to investigate after highly pathogenic avian influenza is identified in clinical samples obtained from dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas

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Modern Day Cattle Rustlers

Critter News

Here is an interesting article about cattle rustling. Known for a distinctive hump at the base of the neck, Brahman cattle are rare here and would be easily spotted at a local auction, leading investigators to think the rustlers already had a buyer — or a butcher — lined up.

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Welsh Report Shows Increased Animal Research at Cardiff University

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According to a Wales on Sunday investigation, the number of animals used at Cardiff has risen by 13 percent since 2006. By comparison, Bangor University used 1,464 mice and 664 fish, Aberystwyth used 289 cattle, 153 mice and 102 sheep and Swansea used 1,208 fish.

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Australian Owlet-nightjar

10,000 Birds

You do need to be careful of cattle wandering across the highway, as the grass always looks greener on the other side! We had both seen it go into the hollow and decided to go and investigate from a distance to see what it was. Last Sunday we went for a short drive to the east of Broome to see if we could find some sunshine!

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Birds on the move

10,000 Birds

There is a lot of bird movement around Australia at the moment due to the weather, so time to go and investigate! It actually looked like the station owner was breeding birds rather than cattle! They make such perfect V formations as they fly north and the Eastern Curlew are the most vocal.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

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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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Zero Gravity Brewing Company: Bobolink Saison

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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. It’s true that grassland bird conservation can often seem at odds with farming and it doesn’t help that some birds are viewed as agricultural pests.

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