USDA released the monthly Cattle on Feed (COF) report for 1 April on Thursday, which was a day early because of the Good Friday holiday. The mostly neutral-to-slightly bearish report was in line with industry expectations.
The total inventory of cattle on feed in feedlots of 1,000 head or larger capacity was 12 million, the 28th straight month of year-over-year increases and the largest number for 1 April since the series began in 1996. There is evidence of herd liquidation; the 12 million head on feed included 7.45 million steers and steer calves, 99 percent of 2018, and 45.1 million heifers and heifer calves, 108 percent of last year. The pace of marketing is still not current, slowed by the many weather issues in December through la...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
