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SEPTEMBER  2007  HOMEWORK  1
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1.  Here is a link to another double-muscled breed of cattle from Italy, one that is               being selected for the myostatin gene.
2.  Here is a link to one of the few Buffalo creameries in the United States.
3.  You may have heard about Kobe beef from Japan.  Here is a link to information                       about this method of producing beef.  These cattle are also being raised in the USA.
4.  Here is a link to information about the Senepol cattle from St. Croix.  You can visit              the Castle Nugent on your next trip to the island.
  5.   What are the elements of a successful bio-balanced fly control program?
        Check here for details.

  6.   You can find information about fly predators here.

7.  For more information about besnoitiosis in animals check here.

      Next go to ths website.       Check out the September 2002 issue.

8.  What are we celebrating concerning screwworm eradication?

9.  General information about bovine papillomatosis can be found here

10.  Vet-Gate contains a search engine for veterinary information.  For information about           cattle lice and cattle warbles click on the links.

11.   For information about dermatophilosis, check out this site

12.  Information about bovine herpes mammillitis virus can be found here.

13.  References about animal health and welfare in organic farming can be  found here.            More information about organophosphates and BSE can be  found at this website.

14.  Here is a link to the Great Plains Veterinary Education Center.  You might want  to               consider doing an externship there.  There is a link on their website to                                    information about knots used in veterinary medicine.

15.  Here are some more websites with information about rope halters and knots.
      Check out animatedknots.com.  Here is one about how to make a halter.
      Here is another one courtesy of Jonathan with information about knots.

16.  By the way, those of you doing anesthesia on sheep may want to review                                information on acid-base balance.
17.    Here is the link to the King Ranch.  They were responsible for finding the cause of           Texas tick fever and the development of the Santa Gertrudis and Santa Cruz cattle           breeds and the American Quarter horse.
Here is the link to the U S Army Veterinary Corps.
Here is the link to the NAVLE information on the web.
18.    Here is a link to bovine myology and muscle profiling.

19.     Here is an article about beef and the cuts of meat with a diagram.

20.     Here is another link with downloadable charts.