Holstein cattle at the UC Davis Dairy Facility. Chromosomes from a legendary bull born in 1962 account for almost 14 percent of the genome in the current Holstein population in the United States. A ...

HUDSON, Iowa — Blake Hansen loves beef, but admits he is quite particular about the quality of meat he chooses to consume. So, when he sampled a steak he could cut with a spoon, he was hooked. "It’s ...

On a brisk January day, the farming community gathered at Redhouse Holsteins, the home of David and Alan Irwin, to witness an ...

The drive to make more milk has had an unsavory side effect: Cows have become more genetically similar and less fertile. Scientists are trying to... Most U.S. Dairy Cows Are Descended From Just 2 ...

China’s dairy farms are becoming increasingly green through the development of breeding and reproductive technologies that are helping make farming more sustainable, efficient and productive.

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 ...