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 ...

Complete and timely scanning data is essential for effective forward planning, according to the ICBF. Up-to-date data means ...

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 ...