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Bird Flu Has Spread to Cattle — Here’s How It Affects Humans

Spring has sprung, and with it, so has the bird flu. A viral strain of avian influenza arrived in the…

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Food & Drink

States enact dairy cattle travel restrictions over bird flu concerns

Several states have restricted cattle imports as concerns mount over the increasing spread of bird flu in dairy cows. Maryland…

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Science

TB vaccine may enable elimination of the disease in cattle by reducing its spread

Vaccination not only reduces the severity of TB in infected cattle, but reduces its spread in dairy herds by 89%,…

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Business

Mark Zuckerberg says daughter thought he was cattle rancher

Mark Zuckerberg’s job can be hard to describe to a child. But one of his favorite hobbies these days—producing beef—is…

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Food & Drink

Cattle inventory shrinks to lowest in 73 years, stoking fears of price hikes

U.S. cattle continue to dwindle following a period of drought and high input costs that pressured ranchers to sell off…

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Food & Drink

Mark Zuckerberg’s Latest Startup: A Cattle Herd Raised on Beer and Macadamia

Welcome to Delicious or Distressing, where we rate recent food memes, videos, and other entertainment news. Last week we discussed…

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Science

Beef farming that keeps cattle on lifelong grass diets may have higher carbon footprint

Beef operations that keep cattle on lifelong grass-based diets may have an overall higher carbon footprint than those that switch…

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