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These disease signs have occurred during the period when the disease vectors (mosquitos, sandflies, midges) are active, during the summer and autumn of 2011, mainly affecting cattle. Stillbirths and birth defects in sheep, cattle and goats; Congenital malformations in newborn sheep, goats and calves are the most obvious symptoms.
In molecular biology, MER1 repeat containing imprinted transcript 1 (non-protein coding), also known as MIMT1 is a long non-coding RNA.It is an imprinted gene, which is paternally expressed. [1]
Stillbirth rates have declined, though more slowly since the 2000s. [18] According to UNICEF, the total number of stillbirths declined by 35%, from 2.9 million in 2000 to 1.9 million in 2021. [16] It is estimated that if the stillbirth rate for each country stays at the 2021 level, 17,5 million babies will be stillborn by 2030. [16]
According to Texas-based cattle producer Pete Bonds, U.S. beef exporters face not only higher domestic prices, but also a stronger U.S. dollar, making American beef less attractive in ...
Cattle raised specifically for human consumption are called beef cattle. Within the American beef cattle industry, the older term beef (plural beeves) is still used to refer to an animal of either sex. Some Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and British people use the term beast. [11]
By mistake, an industrial grade Monosodium phosphate was added to milk produced by Morinaga Milk Industry, which contained an impurity of 5–8% arsenic. The milk powder was used for feeding infants, and many babies were poisoned.
A cow calf operation is a method of rearing beef cattle in which a permanent herd of cows is kept by a farmer or rancher to produce calves for later sale. Cow–calf operations are one of the key aspects of the beef industry in the United States and many other countries. [1] In the British Isles, a cow–calf operation may be known as a single ...
A freemartin is the normal outcome of mixed twins in all cattle species which have been studied. [16] It is most frequent in cattle and does not normally occur in most other mammals, [16] though it has been recorded in sheep, [17] [18] goats, [19] [18] and pigs. [20]