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Virginia Tech

Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Beef

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how cattle are raised on the beef farms of Virginia. Also learn about human uses of beef cattle for food, medicine, leather, and many other products.
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Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: Reforming Beef

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of the reformation of beef in Nebraska is detailed in this impressive compilation.
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American Angus Association: Angus Education Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Educational resources and information about Angus beef cattle can be found at this site. Information on how the American Angus Association functions, managing a herd, facts about Angus beef, cattle health, showmanship, and a great deal...
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Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: High Falutin' Beef

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an impressive history of the introduction of beef to the Great Plains region complete with videos, photos, and lesson plans.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Highland Cattle (Bos Taurus)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of Bos Taurus, more commonly known as the Highland Cattle.
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American Hereford Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything one could want to know about Hereford cattle can be found at this site. Information on showing them, marketing them, breeding them, genetics, history, how-to videos, event listings, and lots more.
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Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Cattle Ranchers

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Read about big horns, big ranches, and even bigger legends.
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Canadian Agricultural and Food Museum (Caf)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Under the heading "Tour of the Museum," there are excellent links to information on dairy farms, small animals found in the barn, horses, beef cattle, and more! There are also teachers kits available through this site that are meant to...
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Merriam-Webster

Merriam Webster: Dictionary Illustration: Beef

For Students 9th - 10th
Labeled diagram showing where different cuts of beef come from on a cow.
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E2 Bn Gallery: Countryside & Farming Photographs

For Students 3rd - 5th
This British site has wonderful collections of agricultural photographs typical of farms in developed countries. Many of them were submitted by teachers. Students can see machinery used in farming, how grain is ground, the types of...
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Ontario Cattlemen's Association

Ontario Cattlemen's Assoc.: Butcher and Retailer

For Students 9th - 10th
Expectations of being a butcher, requirements,understanding of the beef market, and more are discovered in this biographical sketch of butcher, Charles Delahunt.
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Multifactorial Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
A short description of multifactorial inheritance as it relates to cattle. This is easy to understand information using a cleft lip and coat color to explain multifactorial inheritance and quantitative inheritance.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Nebraska

For Students 3rd - 5th
Why is Nebraska named the "Cornhusker State?" Use this site to find out about Buffalo Bill Cody and explore the many sides to Nebraska culture.
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Ag Web: Agricultural Information, Tools, and Service

For Students 9th - 10th
AgWeb.com provides the latest news in agriculture, as well as weather and market information, helpful agricultural tools, and more.

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