Harare - In a bid to ease worsening meat shortages in Zimbabwe, the state-controlled beef company announced Monday it would increase by around four times the amount it pays farmers for their cattle. But the low prices it offered meant it was only slaughtering around 100 cattle a day for this nation of 11 million people. Earlier this month President Robert Mugabe's government banned private slaughterhouses from operating as part of its campaign to cut prices. But the new price is still way...

Kim Covert, CanWest News Service Published:Wednesday, July 25, 2007 OTTAWA - The mature dairy cow that became Canada's 10th case of mad cow disease was probably infected by commercial feed that it received after weaning, says a report by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency released Wednesday. Kim Covert, CanWest News Service Published:Wednesday, July 25, 2007 OTTAWA - The mature dairy cow that became Canada's 10th case of mad cow disease was probably infected by commercial feed that it...

It's something these teams are used to doing after all, it's part of everyday life on a ranch. While border collies are commonly bred for herding and other work, it takes a lot of training to prepare them to work on a ranch or compete in a show. Ranchers commonly use dogs most often border collies because of their working instinct to herd cattle and sheep. Sunday's competition was designed to show off the ranch dogs' exceptional obedience and utility. Randy Layton of Stevinson chose the...

The title brings responsibilities as she will be representing the Guernsey breed and promoting the breed at various shows and conventions throughout the next year. Sandra Kirchner said she was judged on public speaking skills, knowledge of the Guernsey breed, etiquette while dining with the judges, speech, appearance, and while being interviewed by a panel of judges. Both of her sisters have also been active is showing and fitting dairy cattle. Sandra credits her sisters and parents for...

The deaths, which occurred since Saturday, brought to 41 the number killed over the past month as a result of unusually strong seasonal rains that have caused flooding in parts of Sudan, officials said. Wildfires sweeping across parts of eastern South Africa have killed at least 18 people and damaged thousands of acres of land, according to officials and news reports. The case, which dates back to the 1990s, comes as the Kremlin steps up its efforts to discredit Berezovsky, who has been...