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.

Genetic selection is the first step. Key genetic selection tools for breeding cattle include Expected Progeny Differences, ...

AMS reports the National Feeder and Stocker Cattle Summary each week. Feeder and stocker receipts in this data series averaged 255,941 head during the first eight months of 2025. This is 7.6 percent ...

A Maui native with paniolo roots and a doctorate degree in reproductive genomics is developing sperm stem cell transplant technology for bulls that promises to revolutionize the cattle-breeding ...

Beef Specialist Dr. Rick Funston said the symposium is a national event that has been held all over the US. This is the ...

Steak lovers worldwide pay more than $300 billion for prime cuts of beef each year, yet many cattle farmers worry about their future incomes, as looming tax penalties for greenhouse gas emissions and ...

TRAPPE, Md. — New breeds of pint-sized heifers and bulls are making it easier for farmers with limited space to raise cattle for milk, meat or just fun. On Bill Bryan’s 50-acre spread on Maryland’s ...

A new DNA bank offers huge opportunities for improvement of cattle breeding. The sequencing of the bovine genome has been completed and presents new opportunities to discover the influence of genes on ...

MILOVICE, Czech Republic – Such an animal has not been seen on Czech territory for hundreds of years. A Dutch breeding program has recreated massive bovines closely related to aurochs, once the ...

Heifers of all shapes, sizes, colors and breeds were paraded around the South Side Tire & Auto Beef Show Arena by local ...

New laws intended to increase the numbers of cattle restrict ranchers in Argentina from slaughtering any pregnant cow or any head of cattle under 660 pounds. But the new law has led to a split between ...