WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug 8 (Reuters) — When Canadian dairy farmer Ben Loewith's calves are born next spring, they will be among the first in the world to be bred with a specific environmental goal: ...

Longevity is a matter of profitability on dairy farms; keeping cows sufficiently productive means they return more on the ...

Mooove over dairy and beef cows, for a new hybrid breed on the block. Pāmu and Livestock Improvement Corporation have created ...

MENAHGA, Minn. — A small Minnesota dairy is overcoming a tough time in the industry with a new product. Joel and Amanda Hendrickson believe the products from their A2 cow herd can help keep their farm ...

Scientists provide an insightful review of how US dairy industry breeding selection objectives are established, as well as detail opportunities and obstacles related to new technologies for ...

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STORY: Could breeding be one way to get cows to release less methane? Some scientists and industry experts think so. A genetics company is selling bull semen with a low-methane trait. Methane is the ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug 8 (Reuters) - When Canadian dairy farmer Ben Loewith's calves are born next spring, they will be among the first in the world to be bred with a specific environmental goal: ...

The arrival of commercially available genetics to produce cows that emit less methane could help reduce one of the biggest sources of the potent greenhouse gas Winnipeg, Manitoba (Reuters) – When ...