Brazilian scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) collaborating with colleagues at the University of Maryland and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a dairy ...

In cattle, this gene and the hormone it produces regulates metabolism, fat deposition, and affects reproduction.

Proper winter bull management prevents frostbite and maintains breeding soundness for successful 2026 breeding seasons.

The concept of cattle breeds, rather than local types, is said to have originated in Britain under the influence of Robert Bakewell in the 18th century (Porter, 1991). It was during that period that ...

There are two local cattle breeds, the Rhodope Shorthorn and Bulgarian Grey Cattle, that are the first in the country to have been genotyped for genetic characterization. In May and June 2006 Dr.

ELLENDALE, Minn. — When the Cowell family first started raising cattle, there weren’t many others in their area of southern Minnesota with the Highland breed. But that has changed dramatically in the ...

High milk yield in dairy cows is negatively correlated to fertility. Scientists have now found a mutation in a gene sequence that affects this relationship. Scientists have found a genomic deletion ...