Producing beef at half the cost of farmers in the United States, the European Union and Australia is just one of the selling ...

Beef-on-dairy crossbreeding is the latest step in the evolution of dairy genetics and is now a key driver of the U.S. supply of both beef and dairy cattle. Some 72% of dairy farms are now ...

A country counts its cows, camels, and quail The once-in-five-year Livestock Census’ 21st edition is underway, to count the number of animals across 219 breeds of 16 species.

Today, roughly 257,000 dairy cows roam Washington's pastures and farms. Back in 1867, there were just 5,000 dairy cows in Washington. ... with modern dairy breeds around for hundreds of years, ...

The Holsteins were crossed with Criollo cows, a breed raised for both beef and dairy that’s become heat-tolerant in the centuries since the Spanish colonists introduced them to the island.

Researchers estimated in a 2015 study that the effects of climate change on U.S. dairy cows have led to annual losses of $670 million in milk production, a figure projected to rise to $2.2 billion ...

Methane emissions from Canadian dairy cows vary widely, from 250 to 750 grams per day, said Christine Baes, professor of animal biosciences at University of Guelph, who worked on the project.

1. Feed advantage – identifies best feed converters. At the top of the target list is feed advantage, a genetic index introduced by AHDB two years ago and formulated to help producers breed ...