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 — ...

Peter Mungai tends to his cows in Gathigi village, Githunguri, Kiambu County. He has 80 cows, which he breeds for sale. Peter Mungai is a police officer who is attached to retired president Mwai ...

The use of in-vitro fertilisation in cattle breeding is growing globally, driven by advances in genomics and an increasing ...

The days of guess work in breeding dairy cattle are gone. Today's DNA sequencing means more productive cows and less pollution. Breeding cattle through artificial insemination began in the 1940’s.

According to AHDB data, natural mating is now used to produce fewer than 5% of dairy heifer replacements in the UK. However, with routine euthanasia of bull calves discouraged and a soaring beef price ...

A Finnish researcher has demonstrated the impact of two candidate genes on the protein and fat content of milk and on the overall milk yield from dairy cows. The work also involved devising a method ...

Scientists provide an insightful review of how US dairy industry breeding selection objectives are established, as well as detail opportunities and obstacles related to new technologies for ...

Smith: As farmers and ranchers work to adapt to changing economic conditions across the farm economy, one sector in ...

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — While milk production remains the bread and butter at Bokma Dairy, selling beef-on-dairy crossbred calves for the feeder cattle market provides an important additional revenue ...