Reproduction is key to profitability in beef cow-calf operations. When cows fail to conceive and calve on a yearly basis, ...

Success at breeding time isn't a silver bullet; it's a timeline of nutrition, diagnostics and mineral management that starts ...

At Vaqueria El Remanso, a small dairy farm west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the cows are different—they have a freshly shaven, suave look. Their short hair is the result of a natural mutation known as ...

A few days at the start of the breeding season can determine not just this year’s calf weights but also the long-term ...

Registered Highland cattle breeders have more than tripled in Western Australia in the past five years. The shaggy Scottish ...

Improving overall suckler herd efficiency requires careful management of replacement heifers, as the performance of young ...

In a block-calving herd, the earlier a cow calves, the more milk she can produce before the herd is dried off as one. This means it makes business sense to breed as many as possible in the crucial ...

Retained placentas are a relatively common occurrence during the calving season, which can in turn affect the upcoming ...

This story is one of a series about how hidden innovations produce the foods we eat at the prices we pay. It has been edited for length and clarity. As told to Krithika Varagur. Since last year, I’ve ...