Cattle are naturally adapted to cold weather, but their ability to stay warm depends on factors such as their winter coat, ...

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Recognizing our previous limitations, filling that knowledge gap became a critical step necessary to help producers and ...

Some contend that smaller cows are more efficient. They need less feed (so the same number of acres can pasture more cows) ...

Focusing on comfort and nutrition for a few weeks before and after calving will help dairy cows with a smooth transition into lactation.

Bovaer is a new feed additive that claims to significantly reduce the emission of methane, a greenhouse gas that is driving climate change, in dairy cows.

Raw samples nationwide will now be collected and shared with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to test for bird flu, ...