A natural mutation found in Puerto Rican dairy cows might keep them healthier in extreme heat.

The study is published in the October issue of the Journal of Dairy Science. By reducing hoof-health problems through selective breeding, dairy producers could increase herd longevity, improve milk ...

New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less -- and, therefore, release less methane -- could cut down on greenhouse gases. No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could ...

She says selective breeding is good for the planet because fewer dairy cows are releasing methane – a harmful green house gas.

Genetic Information Advances The Breeding Of Dairy Cattle Date: November 25, 2008 Source: MTT Agrifood Research Finland Summary: A Finnish researcher has demonstrated the impact of two candidate ...

The breed has a more efficient feed conversion rate compared to other dairy cattle. Research has shown that the breed can give more milk than other breeds with the same amount of feed.

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 ...

Small scale dairy farmer Zaw Oo from this village in southern Myanmar may seem an unlikely beneficiary of nuclear science. But an isotopic technique used to breed more productive dairy cows at lower ...