Justin and MaryAnn Holloway both grew up farming in southeastern Idaho. MaryAnn’s grandparents purchased their farm in 1944, ...

Heterosis (hybrid vigor) has proven its value over the years in livestock breeding. Research studies have reported up to 25% ...

A recent stock show trend has been to leave the wool unsheared on the lambs’ legs. The result is reminiscent for those of a ...

Rolling dunes, native prairie grasses and sandy soils stretch across more than 19,000 sq. mi. of north-central Nebraska. It’s ...

There are seemingly countless dog breeds, but did you know some have been extinct for a long time? Here are 14 fascinating ...

The authors also show that the aurochs ancestry in cattle stabilized at ~20% since ~4000 years ago and continues into modern breeds; however, the aurochs ancestry is not heightened in a modern breed ...

All of this is a long lead-in to my actual topic – the importance of flexibility when it comes to managing rangeland livestock (cattle, sheep, or goats). Anyone who's ranched for any period of time ...

All of this is a long lead-in to my actual topic – the importance of flexibility when it comes to managing rangeland livestock (cattle, sheep, or goats). Anyone who's ranched for any period of time ...

1 Breeding Department, Wuhan COFCO Meat Co., Ltd., Wuhan, Hubei, China 2 COFCO Nutrition and Health Research Institute, Beijing, China Using a Landrace population with genomic chip data, a total of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image provided by the American Kennel Club shows a Danish-Swedish Farmdog standing outdoors, the latest ...

Josh Shapiro’s administration are responding to the bird flu and trying to prevent a widespread outbreak among cattle and humans. As of Dec. 31, there have been no reported cases of bird flu in ...