As they digest grass and hay, cows produce significant amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas. In the quest to identify an ...

The New World screwworm is endemic in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean — and its northward spread into Mexico has ...

A grazing cow on green pasture can meet her needs for early lactation, whereas a cow eating meadow hay and distillers without going out on grass will use up energy reserves and lose fat deposition and ...

It is an opportunity to leverage multiple aspects of dairy farming for a powerful economic model. How much forage can a cow eat? Dairy farmers who focus on high forage diets and high milk production ...

Gurugram: Days after a station house officer (SHO) was arrested in Haryana’s Palwal town for custodial torture of a Muslim man taken into custody by him in a petty dispute, cow vigilantes and members ...

California wolves are on the comeback. And no matter how hard wildlife officials try to direct them toward their natural prey ...

“Twenty years ago, the typical Holstein was 650kg; now they are 750kg or more. Bigger cows eat more as a percentage of their bodyweight,” he points out. To challenge herd performance from ...

On the input side, larger cows eat more than smaller cows, resulting in higher costs for feed and forage. The good news is that cows get slightly more efficient per pound as they grow. A 1,500 ...

Based on the forecast and the prospect for growth, I would be inclined to run an average farm cover of closer to 200kg/cow, but be prepared to take action quickly when temperatures warm up again and ...

Beyond cow “Fitbits” and robots, this could also include variable irrigation systems to maximise water usage on crops. Three funds, worth a combined £45.6 million, will grant money for a wide ...

You might not expect to see Scottish Highland and English Longhorn cows roaming in a park when out for a walk, but that's exactly what you'll find in Leicestershire. Beacon Hill Country Park in ...

There is no known way to defuse them. They may incubate for 30 years, and are passed to humans who eat meat from sick cows regardless of how well one cooks the meat. Unlike the eating of rendered meet ...