Blue Mounds State Park, near Luverne, is home to one of the few cattle-genetic-free bison herds in the nation. The team, which includes naturalist Tiffany Muellner, achieves this ...
A whole-genome analysis of Beefalo, a hybrid bison-cattle breed, suggests very few individuals have any bison DNA at all, a ...
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 — ...
Research across a range of development systems demonstrates that similar pregnancy rates can often be achieved under both ...
Reducing methane emissions from livestock would benefit farmers and the environment. In a first step towards breeding low-methane-emitting cows, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School ...
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 ...