WASHINGTON, April 19, 2017- A mounting wave of new genetics technology is on its way, promising improved health and growth to farm animals, along with improved management tools and profits to ...

IDEAL, S.D. — Producing quality Angus genetics is one of the goals of the nation’s largest seedstock producer. Jorgensen Land and Cattle is a multi-generational family operation located in Ideal, ...

UTIA animal science faculty receive 5-year NIFA grant to study the process at the genetic, cellular and microbial levels.

That’s the mantra resonating from Leoma Donsbach when she talks about the science of genomics and beef cattle breeding. The difference in cattle is that we can peek under the exterior to examine the ...

Livestock and genetics equals big business. A number of delegates from Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Idaho and the Senepol Cattle Breeders Association traveled to Aguascalientes, Mexico in early May.

Methane isn’t just an environmental buzzword—it is energy lost. Every puff of gas from a cow’s rumen represents feed energy that could have gone toward growth, milk or a calf. That simple truth is ...

Scientists have identified genetic traits in cattle that might allow farmers to breed livestock with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis. Scientists have identified genetic traits in cattle ...

Researchers have discovered that cattle share an overlap of genes with humans that are critical in brain function and response to fear stimuli. The results open the way for research conducted on ...

Two North American teams of dairy genetics experts have joined ranks to speed up access to genetics for hornless dairy cows who are also top milk producers. Semex is long-known for its high level of ...