The days of guess work in breeding dairy cattle are gone. Today's DNA sequencing means more productive cows and less pollution. Breeding cattle through artificial insemination began in the 1940’s.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug 8 (Reuters) — When Canadian dairy farmer Ben Loewith's calves are born next spring, they will be among the first in the world to be bred with a specific environmental goal: ...

When you see Burt DeGroot’s cows for the first time, you might feel like you’re visiting a zoo. You’re not that far off. DeGroot, of Snohomish, owns a rare breed of cattle. Ancient white park cattle ...

The agricultural industry is grappling with escalating challenges caused by increasing global temperatures and heat stress induced by climate change. However, an unexpected solution has emerged: cow ...

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 ...

Based in a region dominated by tillage, dairy and vegetable farms, Paul and Silvia Flynn are farming their prize-winning ...

The Dr A.Q.Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (KIBGE) at the University of Kara-chi has completed the full genome sequencing of the country's valuable indigenous cattle breed, ...

Highland cattle are known for their iconic hair and horns — a key part of their identity. People have deemed the breed adorable, with the fuzzy brownish red cattle appearing on many prints and ...

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday approved the registration of a new cattle breed named “Yuansing” (源興), the first cattle species developed by a private entity to be approved by the government.