Livestock feed price ratios forecast for December 2013 already show dramatic changes over the past two years in terms of livestock profitability.Feed OutlookIt is a new year with bigger crops and moderating to significantly lower prices that should provide a much needed break for the economic pressures that the livestock industry has been facing. Corn prices are down and fell a full 40 percent for the year in a drop on the last day of trading in 2013. It was the largest decline of any of the 24 commodities on the S&P commodities index based on the record 13.98 billion bushel U.S. harvest. This will likely spur consumption but still lead to expanding stocks by the end of the year, perhaps even into 2014 if yields stay on trend. China's r...
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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