In cow-calf systems, many of the factors that determine productivity, fertility and longevity are set long before 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nature is home to many interesting animals. Every animal has its own special name and features. Sometimes, we give them fun nicknames because of how they look or behave. For example, the lion is known ...

The dairy industry might not seem like a major climate villain, but it’s responsible for about 4% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, most of that from cow burps. That’s right: when ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian scientists are breeding a special type of cow designed to burp less, a breakthrough that could reduce a big source of greenhouse gases responsible for global warming. Cows ...

Between Blantyre City and Mulanje Town, bikes carrying grass and milk tanks flash past. Unlike on many roads of Malawi, the cattle feed and urns on the Robert Mugabe Highway outnumber illicit charcoal ...

A cross-border cow has made history at an agricultural show in County Cavan. The cow, Annaghmore Fitz Atlee EX96, took one of the most prestigious titles in the pedigree dairy breeding world at the ...