Seedstock

The Cattleman;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......383-5100 or e-mail angussource@angus.org. American Breeds Coalition Hosts Two Seminars The American Breeds Coalition hosted two seminars May...City. Graham is the president of the American Breeds Coalition. The American Breeds Coalition...

Pigs' House Blown Down; Researcher's Retirement to Shut Largest Hog Farm...

The Washington Post;  November 13, 1987 ;     700+ words ......in Beltsville, we crossed these Danish hogs with various American breeds," he said. "They pretty much served as our model. We wanted...bones, good health and vigor-and the sturdy skeletons of the American breeds." Over the years, the Beltsville swine research farm produced...

criollo

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English;      81 words ......cacao tree of a variety producing thin-shelled beans of high quality. 3. M20 (Designating) any of various South or Central American breeds of domestic animal, especially a small horse bred from native South American and Arab stock, or cattle of Spanish ancestry...

QLD: Why new US grasses are always greener

AAP General News (Australia);  May 21, 2001 ;     168 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 05-21-2001 QLD: Why new US grasses are always greener BRISBANE, May 21 AAP - New American breeds of grass that need less mowing, grow in shaded areas, endure more wear and tear and help reduce sports injuries are...

BEEF AT BOTH ENDS OF THE SCALE; A High-Fat Japanese Delicacy

The Washington Post;  July 10, 1991 ;     700+ words ......for more than 16 months versus the four to six months for American breeds - are raised in other parts of Japan too. Although there...there were only 100. And since they have been crossbred with American breeds, none are 100 percent Wagyu; the highest percentage in the...

Factors affecting the selling price of replacement and market cows sold at...

Professional Animal Scientist;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......replacement cows paid more for English breed types and less for cows that contained dairy, Longhorn, or Continental breeds or breed types. Market cow buyers paid more for Continental breeds or breed types than for cows of English, Longhorn...

Prediction of Future Carcass Traits in Stocker Cattle at the Conclusion of...

Professional Animal Scientist;  June 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......experiment was conducted with four different breed types (BRDT) to determine whether percentage...during the experimental periods. Two breed types (Simmental {Angus Brahman (SSAB)}, n...the 1998-1999 growing season and two breed types [Angus {Angus Brahman (AAAB)}, = 90...

'Runner' Grace

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  August 14, 2007 ;     411 words ......future wife, Ruth, who regaled him with the adventures of her goofy golden retriever. Rod gave in and started inquiring about breed types. Rod and Ruth wanted an adult dog that did not trigger allergies, so they decided on a schnauzer. Of three schnauzers in the...

Which cow for your suckler herd?(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  February 3, 2001 ;     700+ words ......with increasing proportions of Continental breeding. Three breed types of cow were compared all all cows were mated to a common breed...staff, more than 200 calves were produced from these three cow breed types on commercial farms and brought to the Institute after weaning...

Japanese defend palace against foreign invaders U.S. fish gobbling...

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 27, 2003 ;     420 words ......catching the American black bass and bluegills that have taken over the water. A survey three years ago showed that the two American breeds now make up 99 percent of fish in the moat, underlining fears that Japan's native fish were being wiped out in the very...

Mad Sheep Make Bureaucrats Go Wild.(Brief Article)

Insight on the News;  December 20, 1999 ;     235 words ......find ways to diversify and survive in a changing rural economy. East Friesian sheep produce about 10 times the milk of most American breeds, so the Faillaces looked forward to marketing their sheep to farmers across the country. After initially approving the effort...

Malamute lovers learn a few tricks.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  December 8, 2003 ;     341 words ......for a training seminar. The nonprofit rescue group provides shelter and care for the powerful malamute, one of the oldest American breeds used to pull heavy loads. Joe would have been put to sleep had the rescue group not stepped in. Two-year-old Joe has since...

All about bantams at Muzium Negara

New Straits Times;  April 21, 2000 ;     383 words ......in the world. He said Malaysian bantams were said to be lightest in the world, weighing below 300 grammes as compared to American breeds which averaged about 500 grammes. It is expected that local fowls have a good chance of making world records. He urged local...

Quest to find and live the literary life well told

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 21, 1996 ;     560 words ......right there on Page 1 Joe David Bellamy immediately takes that egoistic crankiness away, because he's one of the rarest of American breeds a critic with a diamond-bright prose style and a heart of gleaming gold. Time and again as you read these pages, you want...

Tool puts team logo on grilled meats.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 3, 2003 ;     318 words ......www.fan-brands.com. ___ GOBBLE, GOBBLE Slow Food USA is now taking orders for heritage turkeys, the rare, old-fashioned American breeds the group is helping save from extinction. This year about 10,000 birds are available. Prices start at $69 for a fresh,...