Welfare-focused management practices are safe for humans and cattle and can increase animal performance across all sectors of the beef industry. The best news is that these practices are woven into ...

Nomad cows spreading out from the herd to graze at the UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center. (Kristina Horback / UC Davis) Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to ...

Rcent wildfires in Nebraska have left many cattle operations facing urgent management decisions. Once humans are safe, producers should focus on three priorities: stabilizing livestock through health ...

Livestock guardian dogs, or LGDs, and the importance of predatory behavior in LGDs as it relates to their role as working dogs will be the topic of a Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center ...

A farmer’s frozen cattle water trough sparks reflections on animal behavior, human shortcomings and the grace and patience ...

USDA researchers have developed an animal feeding behavior-monitoring system that employs radio frequency identification readers, antennas and multiplexers to gauge the health of livestock. The system ...

Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to discover whether cows would roam far and wide to graze or stick close to the herd, water supplies and feed stations. The findings by ...