Pedigree Dairy Breeds : Meuse Rhine Issel
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History The Meuse Rhine Issel originates from the Netherlands and Germany. In the Netherlands, it was developed in the region of the three rivers from which it gets its name. In Germany it comes from the regions of Westfalia, Rhineland and Schleswig Holstein, and is known there as the Rotbunt. The last part of their name is sometimes spelled "Yssel" or "Ijssel". The Meuse Rhine Issel is also known
Pedigree Dairy Breeds : Milking Devon
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History The Milking Devon has been bred (in the USA) from the Devon which originated in Britain that is supposed to be descended from the same aboriginal breed as the Hereford and the Sussex. In 1623, two heifers and a bull from north Devonshire, England, were received by a member of the Plymouth Colony. They were the first importation of cattle from Britain, although the Spanish had introduced ca
Pedigree Dairy Breeds : Montbéliarde
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History The Montbéliarde originated in the Haute SaÔne-Doubs region of France, they descend from the Bernoise cattle that were brought by the Mennonites in the 18th Century to France. The breed was originally called the Alsatian breed until around the mid 1800's when it changed to Montbéliarde. In 1990 the Montbéliarde accounted for 11% of the French national cattle herd, ranking third in the lis
Pedigree Dairy Breeds : Normande
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History The Normande originated in Normandy, France from cattle brought to the country by Viking conquerors in the 9 th and 10 th centuries. For over a thousand years these cattle evolved into a dual purpose breed to meet the milk and meat needs of the residents of northwestern France. The present herd book in France was started in 1883. Though the breed was decimated by the Allied invasion of Norm
New Look at Poultry Disease Prevention
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- Created on Friday, 09 March 2012 16:15
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Disease prevention was a theme of one of the sessions at the International Poultry Scientific Forum (IPSF) this year, writes ThePoultrySite senior editor, Jackie Linden – a session that illustrated a number of different approaches to maintaining poultry in good health. One of the sessions of the Southern Conference on Avian Diseases (SCAD) at the IPSF in Atlanta, US in January – held in conjunction
Pedigree Dairy Breeds : Norwegian Red
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History This breed designation originated in 1961 when the Norwegian Red-and-White, Red Trondheim and the Red Polled Østland. Later in 1963 the Døle was also absorbed into the designation and in 1968 South and West Norwegians were added. Others breeds which have been said to contribute to the gene pool include Ayshires, Swedish Red-and-Whites, Friesians and Holsteins. By 1975, 98% of the Norwegian n
Pedigree Dairy Breeds : Randall
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History Randall cattle are a rare breed of purebred cattle developed in Sunderland, Vermont, USA, on the farm of cattle breeder Everett Randall. He produced a closed herd for over 80 years, they are considered to be a landrace breed, descended from the indigenous cattle common in New England in the nineteenth Century. In 1985 the Randall cattle were rescued from the Randall farm as Mr E. Randal
Pedigree Dairy Breeds : Sahiwal
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History The Sahiwal originated in the dry Punjab region which lies along the Indian-Pakistani border. They were once kept in large herds by professional herdsmen called "Junglies". With the introduction of irrigation systems to the region they began to be kept in smaller numbers by the farmers of the region, who used them as draft and dairy animals. Today the Sahiwal is one of the best dairy breed
Poultry Viral Diseases: Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro)
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- Created on Sunday, 04 March 2012 18:17
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215.Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD, Gumboro) Is An Acute, Highly Contagious Viral Infection In Chickens Manifested By Inflammation And Subsequent Atrophy Of The Bursa Of Fabricius, Various Degrees Of Nephroso-Nephritis And Immunosuppression. Clinically The Disease Is Seen Only In Chickens Older Than 3 Weeks. The Feathers Around The Vent Are Usually Stained With Faeces Containing Plenty Of Urates
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