In cattle, this gene and the hormone it produces regulates metabolism, fat deposition, and affects reproduction.

The future of pharmaceuticals in cattle production stands at a critical juncture, according to Dr. Mike Apley, professor at Kansas State University. Apley emphasized the possibilities as well as the ...

Livestock is responsible for more ecological damage to the western landscape than any other human activity. However, few accounting of these impacts is ever compiled. One source is my book Welfare ...

LAKE CITY, MI – Two facts about Michigan agriculture are scarcely recognized outside the fences and beyond the drainage ditches of the state’s 45,000 farms. The first: farming is among the most ...

No form of cattle production is sustainable at current rates of consumption and production. Cattle production is a leading driver of the extinction crisis and causes more environmental destruction ...

This week we talked with Jose Dubeux a Professor of Forages and Grassland Sciences at the University of Florida. We talked about Developing a sustainable livestock production system. Jose is ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — If there is one thing cattle are notorious for, it's that they don't think or behave like humans. Humans would likely expect cattle to move away from them if they try to drive them ...

The United Nations says the livestock sector contributes to almost 15 per cent of global greenhouse gas. [Bonface Okendo, Standard] Sample this: Human population will rise from 7.2 to 9.6 billion by ...