The ‘Cool Cows’ project uses cutting-edge genetics and IVF technology to breed dairy cows that could help fight climate ...
Students will not be seeing spots for much longer at Ohio State’s Waterman Dairy Farm. The farm, which has both the larger Holstein dairy cows, spotted black and white, and the smaller, brown Jersey ...
With the recent arrival of two Milking Shorthorn heifers, Wolcott Mill Metropark Farm Center is the only known public farm in Michigan where all six major dairy cow breeds reside. The farm’s ...
Cows in the United Kingdom are making headlines as part of the “Cool Cows” project, in which scientists are using genetics ...
The Fleckvieh is the second-largest dairy breed in the world and one of Europe’s oldest according to an online publication, The Organic Farmer. According to the Daily Nation, Fleckviehs are highly ...
Dairy farming has gained currency in Kenya thanks to increase in population and demand for quality milk. This has necessitated the need for good breeds of dairy cows. A breed is a race or variety ...
HUDSON, Iowa — Blake Hansen loves beef, but admits he is quite particular about the quality of meat he chooses to consume. So, when he sampled a steak he could cut with a spoon, he was hooked. "It’s ...
China has achieved a major breakthrough in dairy cattle breeding technology with the successful development of two independently designed genetic chips to evaluate and filter the best dairy cattle ...
The sound of men yelling mingled with the occasional moo as the black-and-white Holsteins were paraded in front of buyers perched on bales of hay. It’s rare to see these public auctions on local farms ...
At Kate Steensma’s farm, dairy cows may earn a name due to physical characteristics or personality traits. Steensma notes that one cow, Houdini, was a particularly memorable escape artist. Steensma is ...