The brown-haired baby cow, born Jan. 2, has to be bottle-fed by its owner, Irakli Dzhgarkava, because its mother refuses to feed it.Source
Showing posts with label cow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cow. Show all posts
Friday, January 7, 2011
Two-headed calf wows villagers in Georgia
The brown-haired baby cow, born Jan. 2, has to be bottle-fed by its owner, Irakli Dzhgarkava, because its mother refuses to feed it.Source
Monday, January 3, 2011
Rare 'panda cow' born in CO
A rare miniature cow with markings similar to a panda was born on a farm in northern Colorado. Farmer Chris Jessen raises miniature cattle and also owns a miniature kangaroo on his hobby farm.
The miniature panda cow is the result of genetic manipulation. A white belt encircles the animal's midsection, and the cow has a white face with black ovals around the eyes, giving it a panda-like appearance.
The mini-cattle are bred solely as pets. Jessen says panda calves can sell for $30,000.
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Photo: AP
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Cute little mini-moos
As adorable as they are, the little cows at the Memphis Zoo shouldn't be mistaken for calves. At more than a year old, miniature cows Cloudy and Darwinia are the newest residents at the zoo's Once Upon a Farm.Cloudy is only about 25 inches tall at the shoulders and was bred from Hereford and American Lowline stock. Her companion, Darwinia, is 36 inches at the shoulders and was bred from American Lowline and Belted Galloway, a heritage breed with a recorded history some experts say dates back to the 16th century, when farms were smaller.
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Photo credit: Lance Murphey/The Commercial Appeal
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
I'll stick to Coke, thanks
Hindu scientists have devised a new drink made from cow urine.The drink has been devised by the Cow Protection Department of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Rather coyly, they've called it 'gau jai,' the Sanskrit for 'cow water' and say it is in the final stages of development.
Om Prakash, the head of the department, said: "Don't worry, it won't smell like urine and will be tasty too."
Good to know.
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Happy Cows
The California Milk Advisory Board and its ad agency, Deutsch/Los Angeles, have launched their most elaborate Happy Cow campaign yet.
The campaign's centerpiece is an "audition" process involving no fewer than 10 cows from around the world. Each cow is vying to become the California Milk Advisory Board's next Happy Cow, taking a place alongside previous Happy Cows Diane, Janice and Sadie.
You can look at the cows profiles and audition tapes by visiting realcaliforniamilk.com
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Getting a jump on Halloween
A Middletown, Ohio, court has sentenced a woman to a month in jail after she admitted to chasing children and blocking traffic while dressed as a cow.Michele Allen, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct after police said she dressed as a cow Saturday night and chased children after urinating on a neighbor's porch.
Allen was ordered by an officer to go home and remain there for the evening, but later in the evening authorities received a call that a woman in a cow costume was blocking traffic. Police said she had alcohol on her breath when an officer arrived and she shouted and swore at the officer.
She was sentenced to one month in the Middletown Jail.
Source: 700wlw
(via Boing Boing)
Monday, August 18, 2008
But, what will the neighbors think?
Rising supermarket prices are persuading hundreds of families to turn their back gardens into mini-ranches stocked with miniature cattle.
Registrations of the most popular breed, the Dexter, have doubled since the millennium and websites are sprouting up offering “the world’s most efficient, cutest and tastiest cows”.
For between £200 and £2,000, people can buy a cow that stands no taller than a large German shepherd dog, gives 16 pints of milk a day that can be drunk unpasteurised, keeps the grass “mown” and will be a family pet for years before ending up in the freezer.
The Dexter, a mountain breed from Ireland, is perfect for cattle-keeping on a small scale, but other breeds are being artificially created to compete with it, including the Mini-Hereford and the Lowline Angus, which has been developed by the Australian government to stand no more than 39in high but produce 70% of the steak of a cow twice its size.
Source: Times OnLine
Photo: Fort Dodge Messenger, Dan Thompson/AP
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Registrations of the most popular breed, the Dexter, have doubled since the millennium and websites are sprouting up offering “the world’s most efficient, cutest and tastiest cows”.For between £200 and £2,000, people can buy a cow that stands no taller than a large German shepherd dog, gives 16 pints of milk a day that can be drunk unpasteurised, keeps the grass “mown” and will be a family pet for years before ending up in the freezer.
The Dexter, a mountain breed from Ireland, is perfect for cattle-keeping on a small scale, but other breeds are being artificially created to compete with it, including the Mini-Hereford and the Lowline Angus, which has been developed by the Australian government to stand no more than 39in high but produce 70% of the steak of a cow twice its size.
Source: Times OnLine
Photo: Fort Dodge Messenger, Dan Thompson/AP
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Cow Tape Measure
his adorable cow uses her tail for more than swatting flies. Pull out her tail when you need to measure something.$6.95 at the Spoon Sisters
Cow Cookie Jar
$20.40 at Discount Home Decor
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Saving the planet
Animal Planet has created a great website, The Animals Save the Planet. It has animated shorts, fun downloads, and suggestions on saving the Earth.
My favorite is the farting cow, Stanley, who teaches that livestock is responsible for 18% of total greenhouse gas emissions.
Stanley suggests saving the planet by eating less meat. Well, of course he would say that, duh!
If you like Stanley too, you can download a Farting Cow widget.
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My favorite is the farting cow, Stanley, who teaches that livestock is responsible for 18% of total greenhouse gas emissions.
Stanley suggests saving the planet by eating less meat. Well, of course he would say that, duh!
If you like Stanley too, you can download a Farting Cow widget.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Italian Farmers will raise Japanese Kobe cattle
A farm in Comazzo, Italy, is raising Japanese Wagyu cows to woo meat-loving Italians with the world's most expensive Kobe steaks. The Italians are hoping the tender, marbled beef will revive falling beef consumption and give their profits a boost.Chocolate-colored Yoko, Waghino and Hirino, stumbling in their stall on a farm just south of Milan, are about a month old and are the first Wagyu calves to be born in Italy. They come from embryos imported from Australia.
They will be meticulously reared and coddled for 2-3 years, with massages and a diet including beer to give them the famous marble-like meat texture webbed with fat veins for the first "Made in Italy" Kobe steak to land on someone's plate.
Source: Reuters UK
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Holy cow! There's cows all over the place today
In Cincinnati, Ohio, searchers on the ground and in a sheriff's department helicopter Monday were looking for an Angus steer that postponed its date with a slaughterhouse by bolting out a gate that had been inadvertently left open.
In Australia, police were forced to shoot a cow which was discovered toddling along a major motorway near the town of Nerang, 43 miles south of Brisbane, after it escaped from a nearby property.
In Indonesia, a Boeing 737 was landing at Merauke airport in southwest Papua when it hit a calf which was running across the runway. The plane suffered damage to its left engine but no one was injured. The report did not say if the calf was killed.
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to two years probation and 50 hours of community service for mailing a bloody cow's head to his wife's lover.
In Quasqueton, Iowa, Keith Franck got an unexpected surprise when his cow gave birth to rare triplets. Triplets occur about once in 100,000 births among cows.
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In Australia, police were forced to shoot a cow which was discovered toddling along a major motorway near the town of Nerang, 43 miles south of Brisbane, after it escaped from a nearby property.
In Indonesia, a Boeing 737 was landing at Merauke airport in southwest Papua when it hit a calf which was running across the runway. The plane suffered damage to its left engine but no one was injured. The report did not say if the calf was killed.
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to two years probation and 50 hours of community service for mailing a bloody cow's head to his wife's lover.
In Quasqueton, Iowa, Keith Franck got an unexpected surprise when his cow gave birth to rare triplets. Triplets occur about once in 100,000 births among cows.
Thanks, I'll keep the job I have
New Scientist magazine reports that working with manure can drastically reduce chances of developing lung cancer. Dairy farmers are five times less likely than the general populace to develop the disease.The study found farmers typically breathed in dust that consisted largely of dried manure, and all the bacteria that grew in it.
New Scientist said adults who had a greater exposure to germs than usual might build up a better resistance to bugs, including cancer.
Source: Daily Telegraph
Photo: "Cow butt" uploaded by sarae
Monday, January 21, 2008
Beef for Dinner, Bones for Surgery
Prather Ranch's dry-aged, organic New York steaks will set you back $20 per pound at its upscale stall in San Francisco's Ferry Building farmers market. But even at that price, foodies aren't the company's best market.The most valuable parts of its cows are the inedible parts: pituitary glands, bones, heart muscles and hides. Medical companies covet them for making surgical glue, bone screws, collagen and artificial skin.
"In most years, these things are more valuable than the meat," said Jim Rickert, a fifth-generation farmer. "We also think out of an ethical-moral thing. The animal deserves us using it completely."
Photo: Foot bones from Prather Ranch cows are cleaned, then turned into a variety of implants for humans, including these screws for knee surgeries.
Image: Regeneration Technologies
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Friday, January 18, 2008
Skimming the news
* A western Pennsylvania man who mailed a bloody cow's head to his wife's lover has been sentenced to probation and community service.
* A drunk man in Munster, Germany, was bitten on the face by a dog after he began chowing down on food from the animal's dish.
* Vietnam has seized more than a ton of ratsnakes found aboard a Vietnam Airlines flight from Bangkok. Last month, the airport authorities also seized 1,550 pounds of snakes aboard a Thai Airways flight to Hanoi.
* Raccoon meat has made its way to Chicago's upscale Moto restaurant, where chef Homaro Cantu created a dish that makes the raccoon look like road kill, complete with a yellow stripe down the center of the plate.
"It was a real eye catcher," Cantu said. "The fact that the dish looked like it was run over was really cool."
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* A drunk man in Munster, Germany, was bitten on the face by a dog after he began chowing down on food from the animal's dish.
* Vietnam has seized more than a ton of ratsnakes found aboard a Vietnam Airlines flight from Bangkok. Last month, the airport authorities also seized 1,550 pounds of snakes aboard a Thai Airways flight to Hanoi.
* Raccoon meat has made its way to Chicago's upscale Moto restaurant, where chef Homaro Cantu created a dish that makes the raccoon look like road kill, complete with a yellow stripe down the center of the plate.
"It was a real eye catcher," Cantu said. "The fact that the dish looked like it was run over was really cool."
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Back from vacation!
Back from sunny, warm Florida, which was rainy and unusually cold. Bleh.
Happy New Year!
Tons to catch up on -
Izzy e-mailed to let me know about the launch of Petside.com, a new interactive website for pets and their people. The site includes a feature called Pet Vet, a tool where cat (or dog) owners can input their pet's symptoms into the Pet Vet and get useful advice and possible diagnoses.
Monica, from Dogs Deserve Better, e-mailed me about “Have a Heart for Chained Dogs” Campaign. The group annually sends Valentines and coupons for dog treats to chained canines across the country. They're aiming to have 10,000 addresses for perpetually chained dogs. The group also needs volunteers to make the Valentines and requests donations of coupons for dog treats or dog food.
I also received an e-mail from David with a reference to A Blog About Pets which has humor, pictures, and some handy pet information.
A report from CNN, about 10 dogs that changed the world. From a Soviet dog named Laika to a dog who stood between Alexander the Great and a charging elephant.
From theGinBlog, a series of disturbing photos of a dog who stood by his companion after it was hit by a car. The dog drew in a crowd as people were amazed at the display of canine loyalty.
At Animal(lover)dose, I found this amazing video. I thought only bulls did that.
Well - it IS nice to be back.
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Happy New Year!
Tons to catch up on -
Izzy e-mailed to let me know about the launch of Petside.com, a new interactive website for pets and their people. The site includes a feature called Pet Vet, a tool where cat (or dog) owners can input their pet's symptoms into the Pet Vet and get useful advice and possible diagnoses.
Monica, from Dogs Deserve Better, e-mailed me about “Have a Heart for Chained Dogs” Campaign. The group annually sends Valentines and coupons for dog treats to chained canines across the country. They're aiming to have 10,000 addresses for perpetually chained dogs. The group also needs volunteers to make the Valentines and requests donations of coupons for dog treats or dog food.
I also received an e-mail from David with a reference to A Blog About Pets which has humor, pictures, and some handy pet information.
A report from CNN, about 10 dogs that changed the world. From a Soviet dog named Laika to a dog who stood between Alexander the Great and a charging elephant.
From theGinBlog, a series of disturbing photos of a dog who stood by his companion after it was hit by a car. The dog drew in a crowd as people were amazed at the display of canine loyalty.
At Animal(lover)dose, I found this amazing video. I thought only bulls did that.
Well - it IS nice to be back.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Flatulent cow attracts tourists
A mechanical cow that breaks wind on the hour has become Edinburgh's latest tourist attraction.The bovine backside has been attached to the side of the Rowan Tree pub in the city's historic Old Town.
It lifts its tail and shoots out a cloud of white smoke at passers-by throughout the day.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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