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Because much of the cost of a cow is the feed and labor needed to maintain her, fewer but higher yielding cows mean lower priced milk. Dairy herd improvement ultimately benefits consumers.

That's why it's just as important to keep complete and accurate records as it is to keep the cows contented. The National Cooperative Dairy Herd Improvement Program has been tracking Bossy's milk yields since 1905.

Over the years, this program has made enormous contributions to dairy cattle breeding. ARS scientists receive the lactation records of all herds enrolled in the program and use the figures to rank the bulls that sire the nation's dairy cows and to rank the cows themselves.

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The Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge trail camera study provides eyes and ears for biologists to study panthers and their favorite food sources remotely. In just 6 months of the study, the refuge has already captured more than 570 images/video of Florida panthers and more than 15,000 images and video total. Learn more at www.fws.gov/floridapanther/