Today’s cows are like high-performance athletes which makes them more sensitive to negative aspects of their environment or management. Lameness is an important animal welfare and economic issue on ...

Some farms that feed cows in yards already use food additives that help reduce methane production in a cow’s stomach, but they have downsides, such as variable efficacy and the need to be ...

A new strain of bird flu has been detected in US dairy cattle, raising concerns about its potential transmission and impact ... The Nevada Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the USDA, is ...

A variant of H5N1 bird flu that has circulated widely in wild birds — and in several instances led to severe illness in humans — has turned up in dairy cattle for the first time. The findings ...

A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows. By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form ...

Herd of cows eating hay in a dairy farm. STOCK PHOTO/Adobe Stock There have been a total of 957 confirmed cattle infections in 16 states, with 36 new infections in the last 30 days in California ...

The University of Minnesota Extension Beef Team will host the annual Minnesota Cattle Feeder Days program at five locations in southern Minnesota Dec. 6-9. The program will take place in the ...

Modern technology has transformed Hugh Harbison's family farm in Aghadowey in County Londonderry. His cows wear electronic collars so he can monitor how active they are and when his best producers ...

Seeking to protect the species, the Raposinha do Pontal Project combines research, conservation and community engagement on a cattle farm in Goiás state, southern Brazil. See All Key Ideas ...

Researchers aren’t sure how the D1.1 variant was transmitted to the Nevada cows. Dairy farmers with infected herds reported large die-offs of wild birds near their farms before their cows got ...

October is traditionally calf weaning and cow culling month for spring calving operations. At cow culling time, producers often face some tough decisions. Optimum culling of the herd often seems to ...

Monumental Sports and Entertainment announced Monday that tickets are now available for the live ice skating tribute to honor ...