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  • Some early herders didn’t quit fishing and foraging for a millennium after first keeping livestock

    Some early herders didn’t quit fishing and foraging for a millennium after first keeping livestock

    Early herders in eastern Africa kept diverse diets for nearly a millennium after adopting livestock, new research shows, challenging assumptions about rapid dietary specialization.

  • Got a moody teenager? Cows can relate

    Got a moody teenager? Cows can relate

    Dairy cattle undergo personality changes during puberty much like humans do, according to new UBC research published this week in the Royal Society Open Science.

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    Pet cats that roam outdoors carry similar disease risk as feral cats, UBC-led global study finds

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