Project: Agricultural Science Name: Ciara Murphy Farm: Rathconrath Co. Westmeath Livestock: Breed of Cow: On my farm the farmer bred British Friesian Cattle. Friesian cattle are a breed of cattle known today as the world’s highest production dairy animal. Originating in Europe Friesian’s were bred it what is now called the Netherlands. The farmer chose British Friesian over any other breed as he finds they are a more dual-purpose cow. This means the cow produces good milk and also has
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Cow Facts and Information Cows‚ what a marvelous animal‚ that nobody really knows much about‚ other than the fact we use them as a main food source‚ but that is not all we use them for‚ in fact we use them for many different things‚ Cow fact one: did you know in America alone has about 100 million cows. Most of which are used for meat and dairy production. The process in which cows used for meat production are: feeding them until they are market weight‚ send them to a boucher‚ like John Morells
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06 billion. The value of Australia’s live cattle exports in 2012-13 was $590 million. The beef industry contributes 13% to total Australian farm exports. Australia’s largest export market is Japan‚ followed by the US and South Korea Australia is one of the world’s most efficient producers of cattle and the world’s third largest exporter of beef. The off-farm meat value of Australia’s beef industry is $12.3 billion. The gross value of Australian cattle and calf production was estimated at $7.4
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Drive Clean Drive electric Your grandchildren will likely find it incredible - or even sinful - that you burned up a gallon of gasoline to fetch a pack of cigarettes! Dr. Paul Mac Cready ‚ Jr. The future of transportation is here‚ and it’s knocking at your door! Our day-to-day means of transportation is changing and the more municipalities‚ business leaders‚ utilities and end-users know about Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs)‚ the more prepared they will be to embrace the “vehicles of tomorrow”
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Vegetarianism Vegetarianism is such a broad and controversial topic because there are numerous arguments on both sides. The question of whether it is okay for animals to be killed for human pleasure is extremely debatable. Between four and ten percent of Americans have already decided to stop eating meat completely (Fraser). However‚ for many people‚ eating meat is just another part of traditional American culture; thus they reject the idea of vegetarianism. The idea becomes more than black and
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continuation I will present some of the most important animals featured in the mythological traditions of early Ireland. Early Irish society was underpinned by cattle-owning. This is clear from much of the literature. The greatest bull-story (Táin Bó Cuailngé or Cattle Raid of Cooley) symbolizes the importance of this animal and of cattle in general to the fertility and florescence of Ireland as a whole (Green 1998). The bull signifies sovereignty‚ bravery‚ manliness and strength (Ní Bhrolcháin
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Thai Pongal is a thanksgiving festival at the end harvest season celebrated by the tamilians in the state of Tamil nadu . Pongal is traditionally dedicated to the Sun God Surya‚[4] and marks the beginning of the northward journey of the Sun from its southernmost-limit‚ It coincides with the festival Makara Sankranthi celebrated throughout India as the winter harvest‚[4] and is usually held from January 13–15 The saying "Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum" meaning "the commencement of Thai paves the
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proscription on the slaughter of cattle in India. How can people permit millions of cattle to roam about eating‚ but uneaten‚ in a land so continuously threatened by food shortages and starvation? In this article‚ Marvin Harris challenges the view that religious value is ecologically irrational. Dealing with the Indian case‚ he argues that Indian cattle‚ far from being useless‚ are an essential part of India’s productive base. Religious restrictions on killing cattle are ecolo~ically sensihle; they
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of the cattle; thus‚ making his message clear. The mother explains to her calf about the conditions that are endured on the trains used for transport. “And nobody could lie down‚ they slid the door shut with a startling rattle and a bang‚ and then there was a sudden jerk‚ so strong they might have fallen except that they were packed so closely together”(5). The overcrowding of railcars was a common practice. The American Humane Association reported in 1952 that approximately 38% of cattle were seriously
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girl by the name of Nongqawuse received a message. She told her uncle that spirits came to her near the Gxarha River‚ saying‚ "Tell that the whole community will rise from the dead; and that all cattle now living must be slaughtered..." (1). This message became the potent prophecy central to the Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement of 1856-57‚ one of the "most extraordinary [stories] in human history" (2)‚ a pivotal moment that broke the back of the amaXhosa and ushered in a new era of colonial expansion
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