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Twitter @juangangel The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, (Spanish: Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia) often abbreviated Fedecafé, is a non-profit business association, popularly known for its "Juan Valdez" marketing campaign. The federation was founded in 1927 as a business cooperative that promotes the production and exportation of Colombian coffee. It currently repre...

Twitter @juangangel The department of Cordoba is one of the 32 departments of Colombia. It is located north of the country, in the Colombian Caribbean region , overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea , northeast with the Department of Sucre and the south by the Department of Antioquia. It was created in 1952 and its capital is Monteria. History of Cordoba The hist...

Twitter @juangangel he “silleteros” are native people who, in order to create a useful transport, made a “silleta”. It was used for carrying persons or other objects as provisions and flowers. Years after, this silleta was decorated with flowers, what are exhibited today in the silleteros parade. The creativity and dedication is admirable, it is possible to appreciate different figures that are cl...

Twitter @juangangel Winemaking or vinification, is the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine. Although most wine is made from grapes, it may also be made from other fruits or plants. Mead is a wine that is made with honey being the primary ingredient after water. Winemaking can be divided into two general categories: s...

Twitter @juangangel Dairy cattle (also called dairy cows or milk cows) are cattle cows bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made. Dairy cows generally are of the species Bos taurus. Historically, there was little distinction between dairy cattle and beef cattle, with the same stock often being used for both meat and milk production. Today, the bov...

Twitter @juangangel The sombrero vueltiao (Colombian Spanish for turned hat) is a traditional hat from Colombia and one of its symbols. It is made out of Gynerium sagittatum known locally as caña flecha, a type of cane that grows in the region. The word vueltiao is a Colombian regionalism from the northern Caribbean Region and the area surrounding the Magdalena River basin that originate in the wo...

Twitter @juangangel A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffaloes, sheep, horses or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or in a section of a multi-purpose farm (mixed farm) that is concerned with the harvesting of milk. Terminology differs...

Twitter @juangangel The environmental impact of mining includes erosion, formation of sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil, groundwater, surface water by chemicals from mining processes. In some cases, additional forest logging is done in the vicinity of mines to increase the available room for the storage of the created debris and soil. Besides creating environmental damage,...

Twitter @juangangel Therapeutic horseback riding is the use of horses and equine-assisted activities in order to achieve goals that enhance physical, emotional, social, cognitive, behavioral and educational skills for people who have disabilities. It not only focuses on the therapeutic riding skills but also the development of a relationship between horse and rider. It uses a team approach in orde...

Twitter @juangangel Physical therapy for canines, or canine rehabilitation, adapts human physical therapy techniques to increase function and mobility of joints and muscles in animals. Animal rehabilitation can reduce pain and enhance recovery from injury, surgery, degenerative diseases, age-related diseases, and obesity. The goal of physical therapy for animals is to improve quality of life and d...

Twitter @juangangel Sheep rearing is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. It is a branch of animal husbandry. Sheep are raised principally for their meat (lamb and mutton), milk (sheep's milk), and fiber (wool). They also yield sheepskin and parchment. Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artioda...

Twitter @juangangel Different cattle feeding production systems have separate advantages and disadvantages. Most cattle have a diet that is composed of at least some forage (grass, legumes, or silage). In fact, most beef cattle are raised on pasture from birth in the spring until autumn (7 to 9 months). Then for pasture-fed animals, grass is the forage that composes all or at least the great major...

Twitter @juangangel Mozzarella (English /ˌmɒtsəˈrɛlə/; Italian: [mottsaˈrɛlla]) is a cheese, from southern Italy, traditionally made from Italian buffalo milk by the pasta filata method. American mozzarella can be made from pasturized cow's milk. Mozzarella received a Traditional Specialities Guaranteed certification from the European Union in 1998. This protection scheme requires that mozzarella...

Twitter @juangangel Cattle lameness is one of the most significant welfare and productivity issues in dairy farming. Studies over the last 25 years have indicated that few significant improvements have been made in dairy cow lameness incidence in that time, yet there is increasing awareness of lameness (or mobility) problems in the industry, with training and accreditation for cattle foot trimming...

Twitter @juangangel Beefmaster is a breed of beef cattle that was developed in the early 1930s by Tom Lasater (the breed founder), after his father Ed c. Lasater created the breed, from a crossing of Hereford cows and Shorthorn cows with Brahman bulls. The exact mixture of the foundation cattle is unknown, but is thought to be about 25% Hereford, 25% Shorthorn and 50% Brahman. It was first recogni...

Twitter @juangangel Tightening and downing horses and cattle, best technics that should be applied to avoid animal injury Fuente Juan Gonzalo Angel www.tvagro.tv

Twitter @juangangel The Romagnola is a breed of cattle from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It belongs to the Podolic group of grey cattle. Romagnola cattle were used principally as draught beasts in the past; since the mechanisation of agriculture in the middle of the twentieth century they have been bred primarily for beef production. As with other European grey cattle, it has been suggested...

Twitter @juangangel Las cactáceas (Cactaceae) son una familia de plantas suculentas y, en gran mayoría, espinosas, conocidas en conjunto como cactos o cactus. Esta familia es originaria de América. Sin embargo, hay una excepción, Rhipsalis baccifera, que está extendida en África tropical, Madagascar y Ceilán. Se cree que la colonización del Viejo Mundo por esta especie es relativamente reciente (u...

Twitter @juangangel Cardamom (/ˈkɑrdəməm/), sometimes called cardamon (mostly in the UK)[citation needed], is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera Elettaria and Amomum in the family Zingiberaceae. Both genera are native to India, the largest producer until the late 20th century; Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Nepal, and Pakistan. They are recognised by their small seed pods,...

Twitter @juangangel The water buffalo or domestic Asian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is a large bovid originating in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. Today, it is also found in Europe, Australia, and some American countries.[1] The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) native to Southeast Asia is considered a different species, but most likely represents the ancestor of the domestic water bu...

Twitter @juangangel A biosafety level is a level of the biocontainment precautions required to isolate dangerous biological agents in an enclosed laboratory facility. The levels of containment range from the lowest biosafety level 1 (BSL-1) to the highest at level 4 (BSL-4). In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have specified these levels. In the European Unio...

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Twitter @juangangel A genealogical DNA test looks at a person's genome at specific locations. Results give information about genealogy or personal ancestry. In general, these tests compare the results of an individual to others from the same lineage or to current and historic ethnic groups. The test results are not meant for medical use, where different types of genetic testing are needed. They do...

Twitter @juangangel Cattle is a word to describe animals which are mammals and belong to the genus Bos. Within the general term of cattle are cows, bulls, oxen, heifers, steers, bullocks and calves. Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated hoofed animals. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae. Cattle are large grass-eating mammals with two-toed or cloven hooves a...

Twitter @juangangel Attention to hygiene will ensure high quality milk produced from healthy animals High quality raw milk for a satisfactory economical gain - is directly linked to healthy animals Maintaining a high standard of hygiene is one of today’s most important milk production objectives. The hygiene level directly influences the production’s economical result and dairies are enforcing thi...