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Cows with identity cards? Switzerland is on a whole different level

If you ever needed proof that Switzerland takes rules, organization and animals very seriously, here it is even cows have ...
The Washington Post

Fear at the fair, and the cows stay home. A story of bird flu and tradition.

DES MOINES — For nearly six decades, Lee Barber brought prize Brown Swiss dairy cows to the Iowa State Fair. Not this year. The reason: the bird flu outbreak racing through dairy herds across the ...
HUB

What's happening with dairy cows and bird flu?

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza—commonly known as bird flu—has been circulating among wild migratory birds for the past two years, with substantial spillover into poultry farms. But what's sparking ...
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Thinning the herd: East Huntingdon farm family auctions Brown Swiss, Ayrshire cows

Susan Spadaro wasn’t expecting to get emotional about auctioning off 100 of her family’s Brown Swiss and 25 Ayrshire cows on Thursday. “We’ve just always had a passion and love for these animals and ...
KSL

Have You Seen This? Swiss cows evacuated via helicopter before glacier collapse

BLATTEN, Switzerland — Last week, Birch Glacier above the Swiss village of Blatten broke off, causing a landslide that destroyed the village. A video from Reuters showed the massive amounts of rock, ...
Reuters

Cows with or without horns? Swiss to vote on Sunday

PERREFITTE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Switzerland votes this Sunday on an issue of national importance that has divided the Alpine country - whether to subsidise farmers who let their cows' and goats' ...