Read more cows stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4100/cows.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:43:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73273/nm-calf-frolics-with-fake-legs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first calf ever fitted with prosthetic legs now spends her days frolicking at a New Mexico farm just months after losing her back hooves and part of her hind legs to frostbite. Rancher Nancy Dickenson's step-daughter found the frostbitten black Angus, named Meadow, on a neighboring property and the...http://www.newser.com/story/73273/nm-calf-frolics-with-fake-legs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 3:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72701/you-not-only-can-eat-new-veal-you-should.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome conscientious objectors to eating veal are not only reconsidering their stance, they are doing an about-face. The new hot product at top restaurants is “humanely raised” veal—calves no longer wrenched from their mothers and raised in cages, but brought to slaughter after an idyllic, if short, life at...http://www.newser.com/story/72701/you-not-only-can-eat-new-veal-you-should.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 11:07:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72340/aussie-bridge-has-a-cow-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAustralians will get up close and personal with their breakfast on Sunday when 15 cows and a football field’s worth of turf take over the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a picnic. The cows and grass are part of “Breakfast on the Bridge,” an event that showcases regional produce. Ticketholders will...http://www.newser.com/story/72340/aussie-bridge-has-a-cow-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 13:44:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67759/killer-cows-stomp-four-brits-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new kind of mad cow is plaguing Britain: four people have been trampled to death by bovines this summer, reports the Independent . This unusual spate of attacks by the generally docile animals prompted farmers yesterday to warn walkers against bringing dogs near cows—a factor in two of the...http://www.newser.com/story/67759/killer-cows-stomp-four-brits-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 4:34:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66455/kenyan-to-chelsea-marry-me-get-free-livestock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHoping for Chelsea Clinton’s hand in marriage, a Kenyan man offered a dowry of 40 goats and 20 cows in 2000. Now, he's renewing the offer and America's top diplomat mom has gotten involved: “She's very independent," responded Hillary Clinton, asked about the offer, at a Nairobi town hall meeting....http://www.newser.com/story/66455/kenyan-to-chelsea-marry-me-get-free-livestock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 11:15:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62459/krishnas-offer-sacred-cows-for-adoption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's first bovine Krishna sanctuary is trying out a new strategy for lean times: adoption. For just $51 a month, supporters of West Virginia's New Vrindaban will get photos and regular updates about their cow, the Wall Street Journal reports. Built by the Hare Krishnas in 1968, the small village...http://www.newser.com/story/62459/krishnas-offer-sacred-cows-for-adoption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 3:56:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62442/dairy-farmers-switch-feed-to-curb-burps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVermont dairy farmers are changing their cows’ diets in an effort to fight climate change, the AP reports. Milk production accounts for 2% of the country’s greenhouse gases, the vast majority of which comes from the methane-rich burps of cattle. Now, 16 farms working with Stonyfield Farm Inc. are feeding...http://www.newser.com/story/62442/dairy-farmers-switch-feed-to-curb-burps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 21 Jun 2009 15:01:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61076/dairy-teams-seek-greener-cow-burps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCow belches have been called a bigger environmental threat than cars and trucks—and now dairy groups are taking steps to keep dangerous burps to a minimum, the New York Times reports. One Vermont farmer has seen his cows’ methane emissions drop 18% after boosting the alfalfa and flaxseed in...http://www.newser.com/story/61076/dairy-teams-seek-greener-cow-burps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 9:26:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59947/mini-cows-help-ranchers-buck-rising-costs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacing higher feed costs, ranchers aren’t having a cow—they’re merely downsizing them, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mini-cows have become the latest trend on farms around the country, because many eat less and are easier to handle, but produce 50% to 75% the rib-eyes and fillets of their normal-sized...http://www.newser.com/story/59947/mini-cows-help-ranchers-buck-rising-costs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 May 2009 16:59:51 CDT