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Crossbreeding through the use of Limousin terminal sires in purebred British breed cow herds allows the complementary traits of higher marbling and fat cover provided by the British breed cows, and required or preferred by some markets, [74] [75] to be combined with the higher yield and feed conversion efficiency of Limousin sires.
General characteristics include cloven hooves and usually at least one of the sexes of a species having true horns. The largest extant bovine is the gaur. In many countries, bovid milk and meat is used as food by humans. Cattle are kept as livestock almost everywhere except in parts of India and Nepal, where they are considered sacred by most ...
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus ) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
Here's what to know about whether government offices will be open or closed on the national day of mourning on Thursday, Jan. 9.
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Judith M. Runstad joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a 12.1 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
An elderly New York City woman fought off four potential robbers on New Year’s Day.. Linda Rosa, a retired MTA worker from East New York in Brooklyn, was on her way to a church service on ...
The Blonde d'Aquitaine is a modern French breed of large domestic beef cattle. It was created in 1962 by merging three blonde draught breeds of south-western France, the Blonde des Pyrénées, the Blonde de Quercy and the Garonnaise. [3] [4]: 129 Since about 1970, it has been selectively bred specifically for beef production.
The new year will be a busy one in the night sky with celestial sights of all types for everyone to enjoy, many of which can be viewed without needing a telescope or traveling hundreds of miles to ...