The cow is of the bovine ilk, One end is moo, the other, milk. Now science knows why which is which, They’ve read the genome, without a hitch. While poet Ogden Nash had cow basics down, it took 300 scientists six years to outline the genetic sequence of “L1 Dominette 01449,” a Hereford cow living … Continue reading
Category Archives: Cattle
Cows with gas: India’s global-warming problem
Indolent cows languidly chewing their cud while befuddled motorists honk and maneuver their vehicles around them is an image as stereotypically Indian as saffron-clad holy men and the Taj Mahal. Now, however, India’s ubiquitous cows — of which there are 283 million, more than anywhere else in the world — are assuming a more menacing … Continue reading
Livestock is no villain
BLAMING livestock for global warming distorts reality and will not solve the world’s complex environmental and economic problems, says IAIN WRIGHT Cattle have been getting some bad press lately. Western editorials report the consumption of too much fatty red meat leading to increased heart disease, the inefficient use of grain as feed for livestock and … Continue reading
Cattle / ILRI / Livelihoods / Livestock / Livestock Systems
Livestock livelihood – Interview with Iain Wright
ANNE KRUGER, PRESENTER: These days cattle often come in for some bad publicity in the mainstream Western media, from alarmist dietary advice about red meat and dairy products through to methane gas emissions and global warming. Yet these animals also make a life-saving difference to the world’s poorest, most of whom live on less than … Continue reading
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Transhumance cattle production system in north Gondar, Amhara region, Ethiopia: Is it sustainable?
This working paper by Azage Tegegne and Worku Teka of ILRI, Tesfaye Mengistie of Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development, Amhara Regional State,Ethiopia, Tesfaye Desalew of Kutaber woreda Office of Agriculture and Rural Development, Kutaber,South Wello Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, and Eshete Dejen of Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI) on Transhumance cattle production … Continue reading
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