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Thousands of competitors come to the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City, Missouri, each year to show their best livestock. The competition includes children as young as 7 years old, who take part in a long tradition of raising and showing their animals.
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Pigs and goats likely catch it too. It's been found in humans' noses in the Southwest — and in the air at airports and at chicken farms in Malaysia.
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Dr. Courtney Duchardt, an assistant professor at Oklahoma State University, is studying the population cycles of prairie dogs to evaluate their effects on associated wildlife.
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Fairgoers can visit a life-like cow birth simulator at the Oklahoma State Fair and learn how veterinarians and livestock producers help heifers and cows through difficult births.
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Veterinarian clinics in rural towns have been dramatically declining in numbers for decades. Rural veterinarians often get paid less than urban practitioners, take on more workload, and carry thousands of dollars in debt from medical school.
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Dairy farms across the country have been declining for nearly 20 years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Following basic biosecurity measures at county and state fairs helps prevent the spread of diseases between animals, exhibitors and fairgoers.
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Silvopasture is the practice of grazing livestock in a forested area instead of an open pasture. It’s a very old practice that might see new life.
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As the number of coyotes in Kansas grows, hunting contests have sprung up as a way to remove potential threats to livestock. But the resilient canine keeps finding ways to survive, no matter what humans throw at it.
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Just as people need to find ways to cool off in the summer, so do livestock. And the past few years for farmers have been a struggle.