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Goat meat is consumed widely throughout the world, especially in developing countries. However, it is not usually sold in traditional marketplaces in the United States. Sheep and goat meat is the fourth most consumed meat, following pork, poultry, and beef. Meat goat production, like any other animal production enterprise, requires that good husbandry practices be followed in the areas of sanitation, health, feed, water, and shelter. These are all integral parts of managing a successful goat enterprise.

In the United States, goat production increased by about one-third in the past decade because of their economic value as efficient converters of low-quality forages into quality meat, milk, and hides for specialty markets. There are several reasons for the growing popularity of goats in this country. A big factor is the larger number of ethnic groups that have settled in this country and have a preference for goat meat, milk, and cheese products. Another factor is the determination of many Americans to be self-sufficient. Where resources are limited, a small herd of goats may be the only livestock that a small, part-time farmer can raise to achieve self-sufficiency. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) meat goats account for over 80 percent of the total of goats produced in the United States. Pennsylvania produces more than 40,000 meat goats annually.

Markets for Goat Meat

Goat meat is unique in flavor and palatability. It is leaner than many other red meats and usually less tender. However, its leanness has a place in today's market for meats with less fat. Cabrito stands for roasted meat from goat kids 4-8 weeks of age. Its main use is for barbecue meat, and it is highly sought after by certain ethnic groups. Chevon is meat from goat kids 48-60 pounds or 6-9 months old. Of these two types, cabrito is the most tender. The higher collagen content and lower solubility of goat meat, compared with lower levels of the same features in lamb, reduce the overall palatability and tenderness of goat meat. Breeding and slaughtering techniques appear to be key in improving the tenderness factor of goat meat.

Marketing options include direct marketing off the farm, supplying goat meat for specialty markets (particularly holiday sales to various ethnic groups), or producing kids for commercial marketing firms. Success is often a reflection of how well a producer tends to all aspects of breeding, health, management, and marketing. All these factors have their respective roles in producing and marketing a quality product.

Along with direct marketing to ethnic groups, there are two other potential niche markets for goat meat:

targeted markets serving health-conscious consumers wanting lowfat diets and

the restaurant trade serving ethnic or gourmet foods featuring goat meat.

These markets are largely untapped and may provide real opportunities, especially for producers within close proximity to the market.

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El bisonte americano (Bison bison), también denominado búfalo,2 y —palabra en desuso— cíbolo, es una especie de gran mamífero artiodáctilo de la familia de los bóvidos (Bovidae).3 Poblaba las planicies del norte de México, los Estados Unidos y Canadá en grandes manadas, abarcando desde el Gran Lago del Esclavo hasta México y desde el este de Oregón hasta los Montes Apalaches.4 En referencia a esta especie, el término "búfalo," que data de 1635, tiene más historia que el concepto "bisonte," registrado en 1774.5

Se ha reintroducido al bisonte americano en las planicies del norte de México, esperando una pronta recuperación de la especie donde pastaba en siglos anteriores.

Hasta el siglo XVII, el bisonte americano rondó holgada y abundantemente los territorios del norte del continente norteamericano. El búfalo, era venerado por muchas de las tribus nativas de Norteamérica. En algunas naciones indígenas, la caza de este animal era acompañada de un gran respeto, admiración por sus cualidades y agradecimiento por todos los beneficios que aportaba. Se dice que al momento de la muerte del bisonte, el cazador amerindio se acercaba a inhalar su último aliento como forma de absorber espiritualmente sus virtudes. Fue conocido como "Dador de vida", pues todo de este ser era utilizado. Los usos incluían alimentación, abrigo, indumentaria religiosa, combustible (se secaban las deyecciones al sol) y materiales de construcción.

El bisonte albino o búfalo blanco es una deidad, aún presente en el siglo XXI; por ejemplo, entre la gente sioux y lakota, los líderes espirituales están atentos para excluirlo de la cacería, pues es un ser respetado, venerado y admirado de acuerdo con la leyenda de " Mujer Búfalo", de Dakota del Sur.

A la llegada de los españoles a América, era tal la cantidad de bisontes o cíbolos que los conquistadores encontraron en las grandes praderas norteamericanas, que llamaron a la extensa región limitada por las Montañas Rocosas al Oeste, y los montes Apalaches al Este, «Llanos de Cíbola», y fue a esa región a la que se dirigió Francisco Vázquez de Coronado en busca de las míticas Siete Ciudades de Cíbola.

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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison_b...

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A pitaya or pitahaya is the fruit of several different cactus species indigenous to the region of southern Mexico and along the Pacific coasts of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. Pitaya is cultivated in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the United States, the Caribbean, Australia, Brazil, and throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

Pitaya usually refers to fruit of the genus Stenocereus, while pitahaya or dragon fruit refers to fruit of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus), both in the family Cactaceae. The common name in English – dragon fruit – derives from the leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior. Depending on the variety, pitaya fruits may have sweet- or sour-tasting flesh that can be red, white, or yellow in color.

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A cave or cavern is a hollow place in the ground,[1][2] especially a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. Caves form naturally by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word cave can also refer to much smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos.

Speleology is the science of exploration and study of all aspects of caves and the cave environment. Visiting or exploring caves for recreation may be called caving, potholing, or spelunking.

The formation and development of caves is known as speleogenesis. Caves are formed by various geologic processes and can be variable sizes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, erosion from water, tectonic forces, microorganisms, pressure, and atmospheric influences.

It is estimated that the maximum depth of a cave cannot be more than 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) due to the pressure of overlying rocks.[3] For karst caves the maximum depth is determined on the basis of the lower limit of karst forming processes, coinciding with the base of the soluble carbonate rocks.

Most caves are formed in limestone by dissolution.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave

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Butterflies are part of the class of insects in the order Lepidoptera, along with the moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, along with two smaller groups, the skippers (superfamily Hesperioidea) and the moth-butterflies (superfamily Hedyloidea). Butterfly fossils date to the Palaeocene, about 56 million years ago.

Butterflies have the typical four-stage insect life cycle. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out and, after its wings have expanded and dried, it flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation, and a few in cold locations may take several years to pass through their whole life cycle.

Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry and aposematism to evade their predators. Some, like the monarch and the painted lady, migrate over long distances. Some butterflies have parasitoidal relationships with organisms including protozoans, flies, ants, and other invertebrates, and are predated by vertebrates. Some species are pests because in their larval stages they can damage domestic crops or trees; other species are agents of pollination of some plants, and caterpillars of a few butterflies (e.g., harvesters) eat harmful insects. Culturally, butterflies are a popular motif in the visual and literary arts.

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Mermelada es una conserva de fruta cocida en azúcar.Su composición y preparación es diferente de las jaleas y las confituras.

Aunque la proporción de fruta y azúcar varía en función del tipo de mermelada, del punto de maduración de la fruta y otros factores, el punto de partida habitual es que sea en proporción 1:1 en peso. Cuando la mezcla alcanza los 104 °C, el ácido y la pectina de la fruta reaccionan con el azúcar haciendo que al enfriarse quede sólida la mezcla. Para que se forme la mermelada es importante que la fruta contenga pectina. Algunas frutas que tienen pectina son: las manzanas, los cítricos, y numerosas frutas del bosque, exceptuando las fresas y las zarzamoras, por ejemplo. Para elaborar mermelada de estas frutas la industria añade pectina pura, pero el método casero consistía en añadir otra fruta con abundante pectina al dos por ciento (manzanas o jugo de limón, por ejemplo)

Mientras en España y América del Sur, "mermelada" es un término genérico para estas conservas, en México, América Central y el Caribe se usa generalmente para las mermeladas de naranja, siendo de mayor uso el término "jalea".

Para las mermeladas vendidas envasadas, la legislación de la Unión Europea establece que deberán contener un mínimo de 35% de fruta (25% para algunas frutas rojas y el membrillo). Para la calidad "extra", estos porcentajes se elevan respectivamente a 45% y 35%. Las mermeladas de cítricos tienen que contener un mínimo de 20% de fruta del que un 75% deberá proceder de la piel.

La legislación española establece que las mermeladas deberán contener un mínimo de 30% de fruta, elevando estos porcentajes a 50% para la calidad "extra"

Fuente

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermelada

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Solanum betaceum (tomate de yuca, tomate de árbol, sachatomate, chilto, tomate andino, tomate serrano o tamarillo) es un arbusto de 3 a 4 m de altura, con corteza grisácea y follaje perenne, las primeras descripciones históricas lo hacen probablemente autóctono del Perú algunos lugares del norte de Chile y Argentina en zonas de antiguos bosques húmedos sub-cordilleranos Andes y costeros actualmente extintos, se cultiva en el Perú y Colombia,1 Ecuador, Bolivia y Argentina.

Su rango nativo no está resuelto. Las subpoblaciones putativas silvestres son pequeñas, en áreas restringidas de Chile, Argentina y Bolivia. Está cultivado en los Andes, sur de Europa, África, Nueva Zelanda. Es imprescindible disponer de especímenes silvestres para su conservación, mejoramiento y estudio.

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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum...

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Solanum betaceum (tomate de yuca, tomate de árbol, sachatomate, chilto, tomate andino, tomate serrano o tamarillo) es un arbusto de 3 a 4 m de altura, con corteza grisácea y follaje perenne, las primeras descripciones históricas lo hacen probablemente autóctono del Perú algunos lugares del norte de Chile y Argentina en zonas de antiguos bosques húmedos sub-cordilleranos Andes y costeros actualmente extintos, se cultiva en el Perú y Colombia,1 Ecuador, Bolivia y Argentina.

Su rango nativo no está resuelto. Las subpoblaciones putativas silvestres son pequeñas, en áreas restringidas de Chile, Argentina y Bolivia. Está cultivado en los Andes, sur de Europa, África, Nueva Zelanda. Es imprescindible disponer de especímenes silvestres para su conservación, mejoramiento y estudio.

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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum...

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he “silleteros” are native people who, in order to create a useful transport, made a “silleta”. It was used for carrying persons or other objects as provisions and flowers. Years after, this silleta was decorated with flowers, what are exhibited today in the silleteros parade. The creativity and dedication is admirable, it is possible to appreciate different figures that are classed by the event organizers. Inhabitants from different municipalities come to the parade.

Silleteritos

The silleteritos parade gather together to hundred of children of the department. Every year, they show its love for Antioquia traditions, carrying their own creations for the event.

Flowers and foliages

Medellín, the city of flowers, has a festive atmosphere: Balconies, terraces, gardens, fences and all kind of celebrations are displayed.

A “silleta” may weight 70 kilos and is five meters high. Some kinds of flowers for making silletas are: pinochos, iris, carnations, agapantos, chispas, sunflowers, tul de novia and gladiolus; for traditional silletas are used flowers like boca de dragon and wild flowers. The fine flowers for silletas are: pompons, carnations, roses, orchids and flowers from greenhouse. Cultivating b

This flower parade represents the end of slavery when slaves carried men and women on their backs up steep hills instead of flowers. The first silleteros parade also took place with some 40 men from the corregimiento of Santa Elena carrying on their backs flower arrangements to the exposition site.

The festival initially took place during the month of May but was changed to August in 1958 to celebrate the independence of Antioquia. Since then, other events have been added like the International Pageant of the Flowers, the cavalcade, Guinness Records in 1996 and 1999, classic automobiles parade, Orchids exposition, among others.

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http://www.colombiacontact.com/travel...

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Wild horses, which can cover up to twenty miles a day, wouldn’t think of having their hooves done, but leave it to humans to change all that. “When we domesticated the animal, ten thousand years ago, we restricted its movement,” says John Burgin, the owner of the Texas Horse-shoeing School, in Scurry. “Now their feet need protection, just like a person’s.” Optimal maintenance includes regular inspection and cleaning; reshoeing should be done only every six to eight weeks. Before grooming, securely tie your horse up, then run your hand down his leg to alert him to square up on the other three. Squeeze the tendon above the ankle, lift the hoof, and begin your pony’s pedicure.

1. First clean out any compacted dirt, mud, and manure with a curved tool called a hoof pick. Work from heel to toe with downward strokes, but take care around the frog (the sensitive triangle in the middle of the hoof’s underside).

2. The front of the hoof wall should measure between 3 inches and 3 3/4 inches from the hairline down. If it is too long, cut the excess off with a set of nippers. Keeping the blades parallel to the bottom of the hoof, start at the right heel and work toward the middle of the toe, trimming evenly. Repeat from the left heel.

3. Use a rasp, which looks like an enormous Microplane grater,to file the hoof until it is level.

4. Place the shoe on the hoof wall and drive a nail into each hole. (The nail should go in at an angle and poke through the front of the wall.) With the nippers, clip the ends of the nails. Then clinch down the metal. Finally, use the rasp to smooth out any rough edges. “You should be able to run panty hose over the hoof with no snags,” Burgin says.

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http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-cultu...

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