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  The Toggenburg - LoveToKnow 1911
TOGGENBURG, THE, a special name given to the upper valley of the river Thur, in the Swiss Canton of St Gall.
It descends in a N.W. direction from the watershed between the Rhine and the Thur, and is enclosed N.E. by the chain of the Santis (8216 ft.) and S.W. by that of the Kurfiirsten (7576 ft.) and of the Speer (6411 ft.).
On the extinction of the main line of the local counts (1436), this portion of their dominions passed to the lord of Raron (in the Valais), who sold it in 1468 to the abbot of St Gall.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /The_Toggenburg   (268 words)

  
 Grisons - LoveToKnow 1911
Jurisdictions, by the former subjects of the count of Toggenburg, whose dynasty then became extinct; they include the inhabitants of the Prattigau, Davos, Maienfeld, the Schanfigg valley, Churwalden, and the lordship of Belfort (i.e.
By a succession of purchases (1477-1496) nearly all the possessions of the extinct dynasty of the counts of Toggenburg in the Prattigau had come to the junior or Tyrolese line of the Habsburgers.
On its extinction (1496) in turn they passed to the elder line, the head of which, Maximilian, was already emperor-elect and desired to maintain the rights of his family there and in the Lower Engadine.
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 Counts of Toggenburg - Definition, explanation
The Counts of Toggenburg (Grafen von Toggenburg) ruled the Toggenburg region of today's Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, as well as parts of the Canton of Glarus, Thurgau, Grisons, Vorarlberg, and Zurich when their influence was most extensive.
In 1187, Werner of Toggenburg became abbot of Einsiedeln.
According to the legend of Saint Idda of Toggenburg, burried in the abbey of Fischingen, she was the wife of Diethelm IV of Toggenburg, in the 12th century.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/c/co/counts_of_toggenburg.php   (215 words)

  
 Toggenburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toggenburg is the name given to the upper valley of the river Thur, in the Swiss Canton of St. Gallen.
The extinction of the main line of the counts of Toggenburg (1436) led to the Old Zürich War (1440–1446) ultimately resulting in the temporary expulsion of Zurich from the Swiss confederacy.
The Toggenburg war of 1712 resulted in a balance of power between catholic and protestant cantons, ultimately leading to the formation of Switzerland as a federal state.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toggenburg   (290 words)

  
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In the partition of the Frankish Empire by the Treaty of Verdun in 843 the central and eastern parts of Switzerland fell to the Kingdom of Alamannia, the western to the Kingdom of Lorraine, and later to France.
The counts of Zähringen sought to secure their supremacy against the attacks of the rural nobility by founding cities, as Fribourg in 1178 and Berne in 1191.
This latter war ended in the victory of the Protestant districts, and it was followed by a new partition of the common lordships in favor of the conquerors, as well as by the granting of complete parity to the Protestant inhabitants of the subject lands.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/switzerland.htm   (7981 words)

  
 Count - Free net encyclopedia
From the start the count was in military charge, not of a roving warband, but settled in a locality, a countship, his main rival for power being the bishop, whose diocese was often coterminous.
In many Germanic and Frankish kingdoms in the early Middle Ages, the count might also be a count palatine, whose authority derived directly from the royal household, the "palace" in its original sense of the seat of power and administration.
Count is one of the nobiliary titles granted by the Pope of Rome as temporal sovereign (of the Papal State), and is thus often known as Roman count.
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 The Ultimate Count - American History Information Guide and Reference
From the start the count was in military charge of a locality, a county, his main rival for power being the bishop, whose diocese was often coterminous.
A count or earl is often a courtesy title for the eldest son of a duke.
In Italy, all the sons of a count are counts (contini); in the United Kingdom stringent rules apply.
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 Bulk Tank Bacteria Concerns
For dairymen, raw milk bacteria counts represent an economic concern since in many cases the quantity of bacteria allowed in raw milk is directly related to bonus payments.
In many cases the PI count is quite similar to the SPC when all things are done correctly and that should be the objective.
The coliform count in raw milk should be less than 100/ml and the count typically is much less when things are done properly.
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 Endoparasites as a constraint to goat improvement in Kenya - Les endoparasites: contraintes au développement de ...
The farm study was conducted in 4 clusters of farms in Siaya, Kakamega and Kisumu districts of western Kenya.
Mean egg counts were highest for strongyles (460 ± 53 epg, range 100-20000), lower for strongyloides (257 ± 28, 100-8000) and lowest for tapeworms (20 ± 28, 100-4900).
Although egg counts of 460 epg for strongyles are not high, other studies have shown that even subclinical infestation (defined as levels of infestation which do not show apparent symptoms of disease) significantly affect productivity (Spedding et al, 1960).
www.fao.org /Wairdocs/ILRI/x5489B/x5489b12.htm   (1847 words)

  
 949. Diphenylamine (addendum) (JMPR Evaluations 1998 Part II Toxicological)
The decreases reached statistical significance for erythrocyte count and haemoglobin in males at 3750 and 7500 ppm in week 26 and at termination and for erythrocyte counts, haemoglobin, and haematocrit in females at 2500 and 5000 ppm through most of the treatment and at termination.
Although the erythrocyte counts, haemoglobin, and haematocrit were decreased in males at 750 ppm and in females at 500 ppm, the decreases reached statistical significance only sporadically during treatment.
Because the number of nuclei counted on cross-sections of the collecting tubules increased gradually with time, the authors concluded that the increase in labelling index was the result of hyperplasia of the tubular cells and not of a degeneration or regeneration phenomenon.
www.inchem.org /documents/jmpr/jmpmono/v098pr07.htm   (11143 words)

  
 More German Legends - The Gold Scales
A service man of the count Heinrichs, their husband, found him and accepted him; the count recognized it by its fingers.
The count asked much; it did not want to live no more with it, but remained quiet and holy in the monastery to Fischingen.
It sat to Sarnen of one of landing mountain, that was daselbst Vogt; that heard that a land man in Melchtal would have a pretty course oxen; there it supply, sent a farmhand and was called it the oxen brings: Farmers should pull the plow, it want the oxen to have.
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 Langston University Goat Research Extension
Tracer animals were dewormed effectively (confirmed by fecal egg counts) and allowed to graze with animals in each pasture (three tracers per pasture) for 17 d near the end of the study to measure pasture contamination.
Fecal egg counts (FEC) were estimated by a modified McMaster technique on the day of treatment (d 0) and d 7 and d 15 after treatment.
A study was conducted to investigate effects of concentrate level on milk somatic cell counts (SCC), incidence of intramammary infection (IMI) in udder halves, and gastro-intestinal parasite infestation in pastured dairy goats during mid- and late lactation (June-Sept., 2001; 90-200 days in milk).
www.luresext.edu /goats/library/field/goetsch02c.html   (7638 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Switzerland
The inheritance of the Lenzburg family fell to the counts of Habsburg.
The Catholic districts conquered in the first war; disturbances in Toggenburg led to the second war, in which political questions were especially prominent.
This latter war ended in the victory of the Protestant districts, and it was followed by a new partition of the common lordships in favor of the conquerors, as well as by the granting of complete parity to the Protestant inhabitants of the subject lands.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/14358a.htm   (7575 words)

  
 KountryLife.com - All About Goats
They tend to have less tuberculosis, milk fever, post partum ketosis and brucellosis than dairy cows and their milk tends to be of lower bacteria counts than cow milk.
The ''Appenzell'' is a similar breed, but partially related to the Toggenburg is from Northern Switzerland, longhaired, white and hornless.
Toggenburg, brown with white facial, ear and leg stripes, another straight nosed, horned or hornless, mostly shorthaired, erect eared goat, as all Swiss are, has been very popular in the USA, comes from N.E. Switzerland, but is 4 inches shorter in height and 18 lb lighter in average than the Saanen.
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 Worldroots.com
She was married to Count Ludwig XI ZU OETTINGEN on 15 Dec 1374.3 Dispens (this preceeds the marriage date).
Count Ludwig IV (VI) HELFENSTEIN was born on 21 Nov 1447.3 He was württ Rat between 1475 and 1488.3 He Acceded in 1483.2 He relinquished title powers in 1493.2 He died on 27 Dec 1493.2,3
Count Ulric X (XVII) (XIII) HELFENSTEIN1 was born on 8 Feb 1524.3 He Acceded in 1548.2 He was Römischer Konfession in 1567 in Wiesensteig.
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 Pans Place Farm - Goats in General
Toggenburg, brown with white facial, ear and leg stripes, straight nosed, horned or hornless, mostly shorthaired, erect eared goat has been very popular in the USA, comes from N.E. Switzerland, but is 4 inches shorter in height and 18 lb lighter in average than the Saanen.
They tend to have less tuberculosis, milk fever, post partum ketosis and brucellosis than dairy cows and their milk tends to be of lower bacteria counts than cow milk.
They have more prepartum pregnancy toxemia than dairy cows, and are known to have laminitis, infectious arthritis, Johne's disease, listeriosis, pneumonia, coccidiosis, scours, scabies, pediculosis, liver fluke disease and mastitis.
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The German muse, led by his genius, lost her ancient stiffness and acquired a pliant grace, to which the sternest critic of his too lax morality is not insensible.
Reinhard, a native of Wurtemberg, secretary to the celebrated Girondin, Vergniaud, whom he is said to have aided in the composition of his eloquent speeches, remained in the service of France, was afterward ennobled and raised to the ministry.
Bonaparte was lost should the archduke's plan of operations meet with the approbation of the Viennese cabinet, and, perfectly aware of the fact, he made proposals of peace under pretence of sparing unnecessary bloodshed.
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 Schloss Greifensee
Mentions century and 1261 as center of a rule of the counts of rapperswil.
Came un 1300 to the barons von Landenberg, 1369 to the counts von Toggenburg and 1402 at Zurich.
In May conquers 1444 of the oath comrades and partly destroyed.
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 GRISONS (Ger. Graubunden) - Online Information article about GRISONS (Ger. Graubunden)
Three thousand citizens also have the right of " initiative " as to legislative projects, but 5000 signatures are required for a proposed revision of the cantonal constitution.
expenditure of the canton the taxes are never counted.
Grey League " (as the word interpreted " grey " is simply a misreading of graven or counts, though the false view has given rise to the name of Grisons or Graubunden for the whole canton), their See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /GRA_GUI/GRISONS_Ger_Graubunden_.html   (3109 words)

  
 Informat.io on Old Swiss Confederacy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The local noble barons of Raron established themselves as the leading family in the upper Valais in the late 14th century and competed with the bishop of Sion for the control of the valley.
The Old Zürich War, which began as a dispute over the succession to the count of Toggenburg, was a more serious test of the unity of the Acht Orte.
The end of the dynasty of the counts of Toggenburg in 1436 also had effects on the Grisons.
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 GOAT FAQ'S
From seven weeks prior to and during parturition, all ewes were trickle infected with 10,000 Teladorsagia circumcincta and 7,000 Trichostrongylus colubriformis larvae.
Fecal egg counts were determined weekly from five weeks prior and until three weeks after the parturition when worm burdens were determined.
Fecal egg counts and worm burdens were 1,610 and 145 eggs per gram (epg) and 12,020 and 1,540 worms, respectively on high and low protein diets and 310 and 750 epg and 2,290 and 8,090 worms, respectively for single compared to twin-bearing ewes.
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 Switzerland
Schwyz received a similar charter in 1240 from Emperor Frederick II.
When he died without heirs in 1436, a dispute arose as to his domains, and Zürich became involved in a war with Schwyz.
Altogether they number about 30,000 persons (more exact statistics are not obtainable).
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/switzerland.html   (8011 words)

  
 WHKMLA : Historical Dictionary, Switzerland, by Period
The Catholic forces prevailed; the belligerents agreed to stick to the practise of leaving confession within the authority of the cantons.
A dispute between Protestant residents of Toggenburg against their sovereign, the Catholic abbot of St. Gallen.
The Protestant cantons sided with the rebels, the Catholic cantons with the abbot; Switzerland's internal peace, according to which confession was regarded within the authority of the canton, was temporarily shattered.
www.zum.de /whkmla/histdic/italy/hdswitzerlandper.html   (3767 words)

  
 Count - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin comes— in its accusative comitem— meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor".
Many Italian counts left their mark on Italian history as individuals, yet only a few contadi (countships; the word contadini for its inhabitants was even used pejoratively like 'peasant', as most were really minor rural lordships) were politically significant principalities, notably :
Like other major Western noble titles, Count is sometimes used to render certain titles in non-western languages with their own traditions, even though they are as a rule historically unrelated and thus hard to compare, which are considered 'equivalent' in relative rank.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Count   (1540 words)

  
 History of Switzerland: Old Swiss Confederacy 1291 - 1515
The new trade route made those regions far from the centers of power look interesting for the counts of Habsburg (northern Switzerland) who were trying at the time to strengthen their dynastic power.
As a reward for help in several war expeditions to Italy, German king Friedrich II exempted the valleys of Uri (1231) and Schwyz (1240) from the jurisdiction of any counts and dukes so they would be subject to the king alone.
When the last Count of Toggenburg died in 1436 without heirs in his family, Schwyz, Glarus and Zurich quarreled with each other on the subject of the heritage.
history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch /old-swiss-confederacy-1291.html   (1703 words)

  
 THE TOGGENBURG - Online Information article about THE TOGGENBURG
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counts (1436), this portion of their dominions passed to the See also:
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 Vaduz : Attractions | Frommers.com
In the upper village, on the road to the castle, is the Red House.
This was the seat of the vassals of the counts of Werdenberg during the Middle Ages.
The house was acquired along with the vineyard by the Monastery of St. Johann in the Toggenburg.
www.frommers.com /destinations/vaduz/2592010029.html   (315 words)

  
 Dairy Goat Journal November/December Issue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Her head is somewhat longer than that of the Toggenburg, but it is dished in the same manner, and whereas the Toggenburg almost always has wattles, the Golden Guernsey does not.
A buck that shows signs of a high sperm count but still has problems settling any does will need further examination to see if he is having difficulties mounting or finishing.
A buck that tested sterile or had a low sperm count can and often will recover, which means unless sure that buck is a wether with "no strings attached," keep him in a buck pen.
www.dairygoatjournal.com /issues/11_12_03.html   (5510 words)

  
 Dairy Goats: Sustainable Production   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
They are Saanen, Alpine, Toggenburg, and Oberhasli—the Swiss breeds—and Nubian and LaMancha.
Toggenburgs are recognized by their color pattern, since they are always brown with white legs, white stripes down the side of the face, and other white markings.
Somatic cell counts rise in late lactation, so a rise in SCC is not always an indicator of infection.
www.attra.org /attra-pub/dairygoats.html   (12897 words)

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