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What Makes A Cull Cow? Plus Win HeatHolder Socks
2013-10-28 01:36:30| Beef
Over the weekend, we pregnancy-checked our cowherd. The veterinarian used ultra-sound technology to better pinpoint the due dates, and after the dust settled, we had a handful of open cows to add to our cull list this year. BEEF Daily read more
Badger cull: illegal shooting and gassing reported to police in trial counties
2013-10-23 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Illegal shooting, poisoning and gassing of badgers have been reported to police in the counties where official culls are taking place, the Guardian can reveal. Investigations are continuing into eight of the 27 reports, which also includes illegal interference with setts. One has been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service, which will decide whether to prosecute two suspects. "We have done and will actively investigate all allegations of badger interference," said a spokesman for Gloucestershire...
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Extension sought for badger cull
2013-10-08 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A pilot badger cull in west Somerset may be extended by up to three weeks as marksmen have failed to kill enough badgers to reach their original target. Sources at Defra say that 850 badgers have been shot in the area over the six-week trial, just over 40% of an initial target of 2,081. But those sources insist the Somerset cull has proven to be effective. They say new population data means there are far fewer badgers in the pilot area than originally thought. The controversial pilot culls set...
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Reduced Cow Slaughter Will Support Cull Prices
2013-09-14 15:47:00| Beef
For the balance of 2013, analysts with the Livestock Marketing Information Center expect cull cow prices to decrease less than seasonally normal due to the reduced beef cow slaughter fueled by expansion plans. read more
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United Kingdom: Badger cull: environment secretary defends move on 'dark day'
2013-08-27 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Two pilot culls to kill up to 5,000 badgers in Gloucestershire and Somerset have begun. The cull, which the Guardian revealed last week would start on Monday night and the National Farmers Union has confirmed is under way, is designed to test whether badgers can be killed in a safe, humane and effective way. Farmers and the government say the cull is necessary to combat bovine tuberculosis, which led to 37,000 cattle being slaughtered in 2012, at a cost of 100m in compensation from the taxpayer....
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