Born to cows after their mothers are served either using natural serving or artificial insemination, heifers are the future of the herd. A well-planned breeding program brings forth the best results ...

In 1871, a French settler by the name of Heurtin left Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean. He left behind five cattle on ...

AMES, Iowa -- Dairy; cows aren't staying in herds as long as they used to, and replacement heifer prices are high and supply of heifers is tight. While management changes and improvements in cow ...

Inbreeding is thought to cause reduced genetic variation and diminished viability. In the January 18 Nature, Visscher et al. studied the genome of a viable herd of cows, Chillingham cattle (Bos taurus ...

MSc Katri Sarviaho explored the impact of genomic selection on the genomic architecture of the Finnish Ayrshire dairy cattle breed in her doctoral dissertation. Genomic selection was introduced in ...