That’s the mantra resonating from Leoma Donsbach when she talks about the science of genomics and beef cattle breeding. The difference in cattle is that we can peek under the exterior to examine the ...

UTIA animal science faculty receive 5-year NIFA grant to study the process at the genetic, cellular and microbial levels.

Missouri’s cattle industry is experiencing a wave of optimism. Prices are soaring, herds are rebuilding and innovations in genetics and technology are transforming the business. At the center of it ...

In East Texas, a young cattle rancher is proving that innovation and agriculture can go hand in hand. As the demand for food ...

IDEAL, S.D. — Producing quality Angus genetics is one of the goals of the nation’s largest seedstock producer. Jorgensen Land and Cattle is a multi-generational family operation located in Ideal, ...

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2017- A mounting wave of new genetics technology is on its way, promising improved health and growth to farm animals, along with improved management tools and profits to ...

Livestock and genetics equals big business. A number of delegates from Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Idaho and the Senepol Cattle Breeders Association traveled to Aguascalientes, Mexico in early May.

Methane isn’t just an environmental buzzword—it is energy lost. Every puff of gas from a cow’s rumen represents feed energy that could have gone toward growth, milk or a calf. That simple truth is ...

Scientists have identified genetic traits in cattle that might allow farmers to breed livestock with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis. Scientists have identified genetic traits in cattle ...

Africa has some of the world’s most resilient and diverse livestock, yet much of this genetic wealth remains underused, undocumented, and increasingly threatened. To help close this gap, the African ...