The characterisation of indigenous, economically important genetic resources in agriculture has become an issue of ever increasing importance, both for scientific and ownership reasons. Most countries ...

The concept of cattle breeds, rather than local types, is said to have originated in Britain under the influence of Robert Bakewell in the 18th century (Porter, 1991). It was during that period that ...

Jersey cows are helping Nepalese farmers improve the quality of their milk in a scheme described as a "real success story" for addressing poverty. Genetic material is being sent to the country so that ...

Jersey cattle are not the most popular in New York state, but those who raise them would have no other breed. "That's all we've ever had here," said Charles Luchsinger, who is a third-generation ...

ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa — Jerseys have been a mainstay on the Metzger farm since the 1920s when Fred Metzger brought the breed to his Lyon County farm. Almost 90 years later, Fred's grandson, Marv Metzger, ...

Committed to boosting local milk production in Nigeria, the Ikun Dairy Farm Limited, a joint venture between Promasidor Nigeria Limited and the Ekiti State Government, has taken delivery of the first ...

Living in a thriving local economy based on oil, seafood, and retail sales of all kinds, it is easy to forget that before World War II the chief industries in Terrebonne were agriculture and seafood.

Karlie, a Jersey cow that sold for a world-record $170,000 on Monday, March 25, 2013, at an auction on Onondaga Hill, is led around the auction ring by Gene Henderson. Karlie was owned by Aaron and ...