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 ...

K-State beef cattle experts say strategic breed diversity and careful genetic planning are key to capturing the full benefits ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 — ...

Ann Cochram's eyes light up when she talks about the "magical" cattle she breeds, which can weigh as much as a small car.

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 ...

Most cattle producers breed their cows in June so they will calve in March and April, but heifers should be bred 20 to 30 days before the rest of the herd, said David Fernandez, Cooperative Extension ...