The first paramedic at the scene where a man was trampled to death by a herd of cows and another man injured, has described it as "chaotic".

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Many migrants use their South African earnings to acquire a herd of cows (the main store of wealth in rural areas) or to set up a small business back home.

ECONOMIST: A ticket to prosperity

Manure from a herd of 500 cows will fuel a new power plant being proposed in Oxfordshire.

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He added the company had also agreed to be supplied with milk from a herd of about 100 cows in Banbury.

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Just before midnight on May 26th, a herd of nearly 200 cows started out along an old track to Alpine pastures at 1, 300 metres within the Oasi in the Upper Sessera Valley.

ECONOMIST: Natural style

Moreover, once the infrastructure has proved successful, further trials will be carried out to establish how many cows in a herd need to be monitored to give a reliable indication of the herd's overall state of health.

ECONOMIST: MONITOR