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SiouxlandProud.com on MSN13h
First confirmed case of beef cattle disease in Iowa
A case of beef cattle disease was confirmed in Iowa for the 1st time ever. Iowa’s Department of Agriculture says the case was ...
The Ames Tribune on MSN21h
Experts urge Iowa cattle farmers to check herds for ticks, parasites in wake of rare disease
A parasite that can kill beef cattle has been detected in a southeast Iowa herd. It is the first time a case of Theileriosis has been found in the state, according to the Iowa Department of ...
Beef cattle disease found in southeast Iowa herd, first time seen in state
The disease, Theileria orientalis Ikeda, is caused by the Asian longhorned tick which was only recently identified in the ...
Instead of 'de-extincting' dire wolves, scientists should use gene editing to protect living, endangered species
A legal scholar with a doctorate in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals ...
In unlikely relationship, endangered herons seek out Chicago zoo’s red wolves for protection
Small and stocky birds perch, hunched over, on the treetops and branches of Lake Okeechobee on the edge of Florida’s swampy Everglades for the better part of winter. The alligators swarming the murky ...
Is ‘de-extinction’ here? How gene editing can help endangered species
Gene editing’s real value is not in re-creating copies of long-extinct species like dire wolves, but instead using it to ...