Science news articles about 'cow'

  • New insights on link between early consumption of cows` milk and Type-1 diabetes

    ... new explanation for the mysterious link between consumption of cows` milk protein in infant formula early ... developing Type-1 diabetes. A protein in cow`s milk that triggers an unusual immune response ...
  • Burp-free grass may help cows tackle global warming

    Grass that may help tackle global warming by cutting the level of methane given off by cows is being developed by scientists reports the latest issue of the Society of Chemical Industry’s (SCI) ...
  • Canada confirms tuberculosis in Manitoba cow

    A five-year-old beef cow from a herd in Canada's western Manitoba province has been diagnosed with bovine tuberculosis (TB), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday.
  • UK's organic cows are cream of the crop

    ... exist, with nutritionally desirable fatty acids and antioxidants being highest during the summer, when the cows are eating fresh grass and clover. ‘As a result, our future research is focusing on ...
  • British public opposes cloned cows

    LONDON, June 7 (UPI) -- Britain's Food Standards Agency said consumers are not likely to buy milk from cloned cows.
  • Carbon hoofprint: Cows supplemented with rbST reduce agriculture's environmental impact

    ... produced using 157,000 fewer cows. The nutrient savings would be 491,000 metric ... kilograms of nitrous oxide. For every one million cows supplemented with rbST, the reduction in the carbon footprint ...
  • Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas

    (PhysOrg.com) -- In an attempt to understand the extent of cow flatulence on global warming, scientists in Argentina are strapping plastic bags to the backs of cows to capture their emissions.
  • Extinct Swiss cow rediscovered

    ZURICH, Switzerland, July 12 (UPI) -- Swiss Fribourg cows, thought to have disappeared in the 1970s, may have been rediscovered in southern Chile, a researcher said.
  • Cow diet can replace antibiotics

    Export quality feedlot beef can be produced without feed additives such as antibiotics by changing the cows' menu, according to research.
  • Cow power could generate electricity for millions

    ... , 24 July, in the Institute of Physics' Environmental Research Letters. The journal paper, 'Cow Power: The Energy and Emissions Benefits of Converting Manure to Biogas', has implications for all ...
  • Test to protect food chain from human form of Mad Cow Disease

    ... are reporting development of the first test for instantly detecting beef that has been contaminated with tissue from a cow's brain or spinal cord during slaughter — an advance in protecting against ...
  • Common Herb Ashwagandha Plus Cow's Milk Boosts Immunity, Says Study

    ... was to boil them together. A team of American researchers is examining whether drinking whole cows’ milk with the herb can increase the body’s white blood cells, which help boost immunity. They have ...
  • New case of mad cow disease detected in Canada

    A new case of mad cow disease has been detected in the western Canadian province of Alberta, the government's Food Inspection Agency announced Friday.
  • Cows seem to know which way is north

    Talk about animal magnetism, cows seem to have a built-in compass. No bull: Somehow, cattle ... to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world.
  • Cow Compass

    ... confront the world in a north-south direction. This preference isn’t an indication of the cows sunning themselves, researchers say—it shows that they can sense the Earth’s magnetic field. read more

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