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New Dairy Cattle Breeding Method Increases Genetic Selection Efficiency

July 8, 2019

Inclusion of a parameter that measures an animal's capacity to transmit its genetic traits resulted in gains of up to 16 perc...

Growing up with a Friend May Improve a Dairy Cow’s Lifelong Welfare

June 17, 2019

The more adaptable cows are, the less they will be stressed and fearful in new situations and the more milk they should produ...

A Comprehensive Look at Cow's Milk

April 17, 2019

Human milk consumption has played a key role in global economic and agricultural developments for more than 10,000 years...

Forage-Based Diets on Dairy Farms Produce Nutritionally Enhanced Milk

March 1, 2018

Markedly higher levels of health-promoting fatty acids reported

DNA Study of Cow Stomachs Could Aid Meat and Dairy Production

February 28, 2018

The study paves the way for research to understand which types of microbe—such as bacteria—are best at helping ca...

Organic Dairy Research Farm Takes Home Gold for Milk Quality

February 12, 2018

To receive the Gold Quality Award, the organic dairy achieved an average somatic cell count of less than 100,000

Having Cows Put Proteins into Milk, Not Waste, Is Researcher's Goal

October 2, 2017

Researcher looks at how the 20 amino acids—which are the building blocks of protein, the main source of nitrogen i...

Cooler Cows Have Healthier Calves

July 26, 2017

Calves born to cows experiencing heat stress during early pregnancy experience related effects that continue throughout their...

Researchers Try to Make Sure Dairy Farmers Produce the Best

June 5, 2017

Cattle go through genomic testing in developed countries worldwide

Dairy Farmers Should Rethink a Cow's Curfew, Says UBC Researchers

March 24, 2017

The study measured how much work dairy cows will do to access pasture, by pushing on a weighted gate

Happy Hormone's Calcium Connection May Make Cows and Humans Healthier

July 27, 2016

Recent study shows that increased serotonin levels lead to increased calcium levels

University Develops Detection Test for Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows

March 23, 2015

Kansas and U.S. dairy producers may avoid some of the billions of dollars lost to mastitis thanks to a Kansas State Universit...

$6.9 Million Funds Studies of Health-boosting Compounds in Cow’s Milk

November 28, 2014

After spending more than a decade decoding breast milk’s important health-promoting constituents, a team of researchers...

Researchers Find Way to Reduce E. coli in Cows, Improving Food Safety

March 26, 2014

A new biological treatment could help dairy cattle stave off uterine diseases and eventually may help improve food safety for...

Research Highlights Cattle Emissions Reduction Opportunity

June 20, 2013

Over the last 60 years, dairy cattle have been selectively bred to maximise milk production

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