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(Encyclopedia) animal husbandry, aspect of agriculture concerned with the care and breeding of domestic animals such as cattle, goats, sheep, hogs, and horses. Domestication of wild animal species…polybrominated biphenyl
(Encyclopedia) polybrominated biphenyl or PBB, any of a group of organic compounds used as a fire retardant. In 1973 several thousand pounds of PBB were accidentally mixed with livestock feed that…Monaghan, county, Ireland
(Encyclopedia) MonaghanMonaghanmŏnˈəhən, –hănˌ [key], county (1991 pop. 51,293), 498 sq mi (1,290 sq km), N Republic of Ireland, bordered on the N by Northern Ireland. The county seat is Monaghan.…Valencia, city, Venezuela
(Encyclopedia) ValenciaValenciavälĕnˈsyä [key], city (1990 pop. 903,621), capital of Carabobo state, N Venezuela. It is Venezuela's fourth largest city and one of its major industrial centers.…musk ox
(Encyclopedia) musk ox, hoofed ruminant mammal, Ovibos moschatus, found in arctic North America and Greenland. The northernmost member of the cattle family (though it is not closely related to true…beef
(Encyclopedia) beef, flesh of cattle prepared for food. It has become one of the chief products of the meatpacking industry and is sold either chilled, frozen, or cured. The leading beef consumers,…Resistencia
(Encyclopedia) ResistenciaResistenciarāsēstānˈsyä [key], city (1991 pop. 291,083), capital of Chaco prov., NE Argentina. It is the nucleus of an area of frontier settlements extending into the…San Angelo
(Encyclopedia) San AngeloSan Angelosăn ănˈjəlō [key], city (1990 pop. 84,474), seat of Tom Green co., W Tex., where two forks join to form the Concho River; laid out 1869, inc. 1903. It is an…Cheyenne, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Cheyenne, city (2020 pop. 65,132), alt. 6,062 ft (1,848 m), state capital and seat of Laramie co., SE Wyo., near the Colo. and Nebr.…Cottage Grove
(Encyclopedia) Cottage Grove, village (2020 pop. 38,839), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle,…Trending
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