Livestock China’s Live Hog Supply Improves for 10th Consecutive Month July figures from China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) show the country’s reproductive sow inventory ticked up by 4 percent from June. Similarly, the total live hog inventory increased by 4.8 percent this past month. That marks ten consecutive months of growth for both reproductive sows and total live hogs. Farming operations also continued to recover in July. A total of 2,916 new hog farms were completed last month, bringing the total thus far in 2020 to just over 9,000 new entities. This expansion is quite significant given the large number of small and medium-sized operations that exited in late 2018 and throughout 2019 during th...
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...
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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...
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Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.