New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less -- and, therefore, release less methane -- could cut down on greenhouse gases. No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could ...

The American Brahman Breeders Association has named the AgriLife Research Brahman cattle program in Overton as their Breeder ...

Experts highlight reproductive management strategies such as estrus synchronization that may improve breeding season outcomes.

Many producers are now in full swing of calving season or soon will be in the Northern Plains. Although late winter has been relatively mild with above average temperatures the last few weeks, we had ...

A University of Queensland analysis of genetic data from northern Australian cattle has identified key regions of the genome that influence traits like fertility, growth and body condition, sometimes ...

The only place to see an aurochs in nature these days? A cave painting. The enormous wild cattle that once roamed the European plains have been extinct since 1627, when the last survivor died in a ...

Wesley Smith and Guardian Genetics are on the front lines of efforts to breed the next great cow. Smith is the dairy manager at Fairvue Farms, in Woodstock, where he oversees a herd of nearly 3,000 ...