Guide. Pericardial drainage (pericardiocentesis) is done to find the cause of fluid buildup around the heart and to relieve pressure on the heart. The tissue sac that surrounds the heart is called the pericardium. It protects the heart and parts of the major blood vessels connected to the heart.
Quick Answer. The original range of wild cows was northern Africa, Europe and southern Asia. Cows were domesticated between 10,000 and 6,500 years ago by cultures great distances from each other. Typical western cattle are from the older strain, which was most likely first domesticated in Turkey. Continue Reading
Where do the short ribs come from on a cow? Obviously, they come from the rib section, but why are they called 'short ribs' and not 'beef ribs'. Answer Wiki. Short ribs come from the lower rib cage of the steer, referred to as a 'short plate' (or sometimes, just 'plate'), hence, the name. The upper portion of the rib cage, in contrast, is often just called 'beef ribs' or 'beef back ribs', which is the attached to the cut of meat that you know as prime rib (or rib eye steak).