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 — ...

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

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The time to process fall-weaned calves and determine pregnancy rates among cows will soon be here. Management of open cows is critical to the financial bottom line of a cow/calf ...

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Spring was mellow this year. There was some cold weather, but more dry than wet weather, which was good for calving. Calf losses should be minimal, while keeping in mind that a 4 percent calf death ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — No clear results yet for the State of West Virginia’s $33,000 investment in four Oklahoma cows for breeding purposes. Placed in proximity of a bull over the summer, two of the cows ...

Cows with the slick gene have sleek, short hair that helps keep them cool. T.A. Olson via the USDA Farmers across the world are breeding cows with a mutation that gives them a higher heat tolerance—an ...

California rangeland stretches over 38,000,000 acres. Most cows graze in the lowlands. So hilly areas are left untouched, leaving lowlands at risk for over-grazing. But what if we could breed cows ...

• How do you prepare cows for breeding season? As we roll into calving season, evaluate the condition of your cows. Body condition scoring is the best way to measure cows for breeding readiness. This ...

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 ...