What disease infected 180,000 British cows?
Concrete Cows site, and the cows are currently located in a real field. On their site in a public park, the "Cows" have suffered many indignities – though it could be argued that these were consistent with their conceptual origins. Sometimes they have simply been vandalised, while at other times they have been painted pink, become zebras, become skeletal, had pyjama bottoms added, have been beheaded in the style of Damien Hirst, have acquired BSE (mad cow disease) graffiti, had one of the calves kidnapped (with ransom notes to the local papers). One of the "Cows" briefly enjoyed the services of a
Little cherry disease of the disease for more than a few seasons. Thus, prevention of spread has been the focal point in combating the disease. Little cherry disease was first identified in 1933 in the Kootenay region, British Columbia, where the economically important cherry industry was severely affected. Probably introduced to the region with ornamental cherry trees and spread by the large apple mealybug population in the area, the virus infected trees in almost all orchards. Over 30 000 trees were killed during the subsequent fifteen years after introduction and cherry production dropped from 680 000 kg in 1947 to 68 000 kg