At Vaqueria El Remanso, a small dairy farm west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the cows are different—they have a freshly shaven, suave look. Their short hair is the result of a natural mutation known as ...

Beyond the challenge of balancing cow size with terminal performance, cow-calf operations frequently assess efficiency on a ...

No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could be key to helping curb global warming. New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less — and, therefore, release less methane — ...

The evolution of production and reproduction over the last 40 years has greatly influenced how we manage today’s dairy herds. The dairy industry’s “perfect cow” has changed dramatically over the past ...

Longevity is a matter of profitability on dairy farms; keeping cows sufficiently productive means they return more on the ...

A cross-border cow has made history at an agricultural show in County Cavan. The cow, Annaghmore Fitz Atlee EX96, took one of the most prestigious titles in the pedigree dairy breeding world at the ...

The agricultural industry is grappling with escalating challenges caused by increasing global temperatures and heat stress induced by climate change. However, an unexpected solution has emerged: cow ...

As the planet warms, Nigerian farmers are looking to breed cattle that can take the heat, importing semen from a Brazilian breed suited to balmy tropical weather. In Africa, European cattle struggle ...

Understanding and improving feed efficiency can lead to significant benefits in terms of productivity, sustainability and ...