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Guernsey cow
Hereford cattle
Shorthorn cattle
Santa Gertrudis cattle
Limousin cattle
Simmental cattle
Concentrated animal feeding operation
sow and piglets
Hampshire breed
Yorkshire breed
Why are farmers breeding wool-shedding sheep?
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John Macarthur.
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Robert Bakewell.
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Charles Colling
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