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...1.1 Breeds and distributions of dairy cow. 1.2 Overview of mi...
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When 13-year-old Elizabeth Gallagher got her first rabbit a few years ago, she - and her parents - thought the pet would be a quiet little hobby.
... to shawl; 3 p.m., sheep to shawl; 4 p.m., dairy showmanship; 5:30 p.m., bid-calling contest; 6:30 ... wool; 2 p.m., supreme champion dairy breeds; 2:30 p.m., cow milking contest; 3 p.m., junior br...
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... beefalo bull means a male animal of those breeds that was at least 2 years old and used for breedin...Adult dairy bull means a male dairy breed bovine animal at lea...
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HARRISBURG - Practice makes perfect, so Leah Welk of Strasburg Township practiced her animal-showmanship skills under the watchful eye of a "judge," her mother, Emily.
... to shawl; 3 p.m., sheep to shawl; 4 p.m., dairy showmanship; 5:30 p.m., bid-calling contest; 6:30 ... wool; 2 p.m., supreme champion dairy breeds; 2:30 p.m., cow-milking contest; 3 p.m., junior br...
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HARRISBURG - Abigail Reiff admitted she was "a little shocked at first ... because I didn't think my pig was that good.
... to feed the animals - her pigs, sheep and dairy cows - in the morning, while it's Katrina's job in... sheep; 2 p.m., supreme champion dairy breeds; 2:30 p.m., cow-milking contest; 3 p.m., junior br...
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HARRISBURG - It smells so good at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
... to shawl; 3 p.m., sheep to shawl; 4 p.m., dairy showmanship; 5:30 p.m., bid-calling contest; 6:30 ... wool; 2 p.m., supreme champion dairy breeds; 2:30 p.m., cow-milking contest; 3 p.m., junior br...
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Between the recent snowstorms, as people rushed to prepare to be shut-ins, Chesapeake High School senior Alyssa Degreenia, dressed in a black and white cow print jacket, stood on the roadside waving a sign to remind commuters not to forget the milk.
People joke about running to the store to get milk in the snow, but it really is an essential part of your diet," Alyssa said.
... Princess and earned Alternate Maryland Dairy Princess last June and reigns for a year over Anne... the consumer - and discussed the different breeds of dairy cows. She also is responsible for going t...
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For 9-year-old Leah Welk, the Pennsylvania Farm Show is new territory.
... 3 p.m., sheep to shawl contest; 4 p.m., VIP dairy showmanship contest. Thursday, Jan. 13 - 8 a.m., t...14 - 2 p.m., supreme champion dairy breeds; 2:30 p.m., celebrity cow milking contest; 3 p.m.,...
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They're browsers," says Pete Demchur, owner and cheesemaker at Shellbark Hollow. "They just eat certain things, like the tops of the grasses in the pasture." Since Shellbark 's goats receive plenty of "really nice Western alfalfa," they're apparently very picky about their pasturage.
Demchur chose Nubians even though they're harder to maintain than other dairy breeds because they produce better quality milk. One tangible way the milk differs is butterfat content: While on average goat's milk is lower in butterfat than cow's milk, Nubians produce milk that on average contains more than 5 percent butterfat, higher than the 4.2 percent average for cows.
Shellbark Hollow's chevre biscuits, available in 12-ounce rounds, flaunt a tart freshness that's absent in chevres sealed in nitrogen-flu...
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... beefalo bull means a male animal of those breeds that was at least 2 years old and used for breedin...Adult dairy bull means a male dairy bovine breed animal at lea...