Animal production meets animal ecology. Great collaboration including MoSAR: Systemic modeling applied to ruminants Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative UMR GABI INRAE Génétique Animale INRAE PHASE AgroParisTech and promoting open science

Emotional watching this. So much respect for NHS staff at the best of times, but at the moment, putting their lives on the line to protect us from this virus, wow! Total heroes. #YNWA #NHSHeroes

Working from home

My dad died under lockdown in Barnard Castle. I find Dominic Cummings’ visit repellent theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Boris the narcissists’ narcissist flails wildly as PMQs exposes cracks theguardian.com/politics/2020/…

Early View | Open Access Tree planting in organic soils does not result in net carbon sequestration on decadal timescales @NinaFriggens @JASubke @tomparker136 BES Stirling James Hutton Institute 📝buff.ly/2WimPmm

Did you know over 60% of UK #farm land can only produce grass to graze #livestock - it’s too rocky, hilly, infertile, wet or dry to grow other crops. It’s so lucky that #cattle can convert human-inedible grass into high-quality #protein - the epitome of #sustainable food. #Farm24

In #Smallholderdairy farms in #Malawi, #mobilephones are not just for communication. They are also for #datacollection and #knowledgeexchange. our recent publication in #researchbycogentoa cogentoa.com/article/10.108… Chiweto Daniel Chiumia @LuanarBunda SEBI-Livestock

Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean theguardian.com/world/2020/aug…

🐮How do you think the #FutureCow will look like? If you have some creative bones, join the #GenTORE Christmas Contest and share your vision of the #FutureCow. The most creative project will be awarded a #giftcard for the value of €25. More at▶️bit.ly/3qmJMlZ

Merry Weird Christmas and a Happy Hopeful New Year

This from Frankie Boyle:

No matter how they haunt us, we will keep fighting for JUSTICE & DEMOCRACY! Dictatorship Must Fail #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #Apr5Coup

The obscure maths theorem that governs the reliability of Covid testing theguardian.com/world/2021/apr…

Real people, real spirit

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What if #OpenScience becomes the new normal in animal science? We can make it happen. Support our open science initiative PCI Animal Science. Submit your best papers, spread the word and join us! animsci.peercommunityin.org

New article: #longevity lines in #goats. Great collaboration between MoSAR: Systemic modeling applied to ruminants and #GenPhySE finds links with #resilience authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S00…

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