It taps directly into their inherent fascination with the natural world, if only because of the standard array of farm animals: horses, donkeys, sheep, geese and that perennial favourite, the family dog, which keep little hearts thrilled.

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As well as foot-and-mouth, the institute also focuses on diseases in cattle, sheep, horses and pigs, including lumpy skin disease, rinderpest, African swine fever, swine vesicular disease and equine encephalosis.

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Ranchers, in general, want to kill the wolf: it preys on cattle, sheep, horses and dogs.

FORBES: Kill The Wolf

The air was fresh as we biked across pastureland grazed by sheep, cows and horses.

WSJ: Four Days Through Friesland