| 1321086 |
white-tailed deer |
Odocoileus virginianus |
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| 1320069 |
cattle |
Bos spp. |
Angus cattle on pasture. |
| 1316009 |
brahman |
Bos indicus |
This herd of Gyr, a tropical cattle breed, is being studied as part of Labex research on cattle genetics. Above, animal caretaker José Cristiano dos Santos takes the cows for a health inspection at the Coronel Pacheco Experimental Station, near Valenca, Brazil. |
| 1317008 |
cattle |
Bos spp. |
A cesarean section may be necessary when calving difficulty is extreme |
| 1317065 |
cattle |
Bos spp. |
Nelore breed of beef cattle in Itapebi County of Bahia, Brazil. |
| 1317002 |
pig (domestic) |
Sus scrofa (domestic type) |
Sow with piglet. |
| 1319035 |
goat (domestic) |
Capra hircus (domestic type) |
Preferring woody and weedy species, goats select the young growing points first as they browse downward from the upper parts of a plant. |
| 1318036 |
cattle |
Bos spp. |
Cattle and sheep grazing together in a "flerd." The animals are bonded socially, so they remain together. |
| 1316010 |
brahman |
Bos indicus |
Cattle in Brazil, like this Zebu bull, represent a different gene pool from U.S. cattle and could help scientists locate genes for desirable traits like tick resistance and heat tolerance |
| 1322004 |
sheep |
Ovis aries |
Sheep graze near Odell Lake on the 's U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in the Centennial Mountains of southwestern Montana. |
| 1323024 |
cattle |
Bos spp. |
Dryland grazing on the Great Plains in Colorado. Each cow on a pasture can emit about 350 liters (230 grams) of methane per day. |
| 1323100 |
cattle |
Bos spp. |
A computer will tie breed evaluations made by specialists like animal scientist Tom Jenkins (left) and geneticist Larry Cundiff together with other databases needed by livestock producers for efficient decisionmaking. |
| 1324001 |
cattle |
Bos spp. |
Holstein dairy cows. |
