Posted inCattle Contests and Prizes Houston (Tex) Livestock Rodeos Travel and Vacations The Houston Rodeo Is the Super Bowl of Country Culture Spending a few days eating turkey legs, watching piglet races and ‘mutton bustin’ at the world’s largest rodeo and livestock show. Posted by By Shannon Sims
Posted inAvian Influenza Birds Cattle Dairy Products Food Contamination and Poisoning Viruses Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows. Posted by By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli
Posted inAvian Influenza Cattle Hygiene and Cleanliness Livestock Milk Robots and Robotics Viruses Wisconsin How the Messy Process of Milking Cows Can Spread Bird Flu On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, and the potential for disease transmission is worrying, health experts say. Posted by By Emily Anthes and Tim Gruber
Posted inButchers and Butchering Cattle Great Britain Historic Buildings and Sites Livestock London (England) Meat Museum of London Real Estate (Commercial) Shopping and Retail Smithfield Smithfield Meat Market in London to Close Livestock has been traded on the historic site in Britain’s capital for centuries. The local authority voted this week to close it. Posted by By Mark Landler