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Genetically modified cows may one day produce human breast milk

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in China led by Ning Li, the director of the State Key Laboratories for AgroBiotechnology at the China Agricultural University, have created cow milk similar to human breast milk ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 23 | with audio podcast report

Ig Nobel: Researchers named the cream of the crop

(PhysOrg.com) -- Newcastle scientists Dr Catherine Douglas and Dr Peter Rowlinson have won the Ig Nobel Prize for Veterinary Medicine for their work looking at reducing stress levels in dairy cattle. In a paper published earlier this year, they described how giving a cow ...

Biology / Other

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Names give cows a lotta bottle

(PhysOrg.com) -- A cow with a name produces more milk than one without, scientists at Newcastle University have found. Drs Catherine Douglas and Peter Rowlinson have shown that by giving a cow a name and treating ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Cow's milk does a baby good

Many doctors suggest that whole cow's milk be avoided in the early months of an infant's feeding. Lactation specialists go even further, counseling "mother's milk only" until baby starts eating solid food. But new research ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Vt. farmers cut cows' emissions by altering diets

(AP) -- Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows' diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp - dairy cows' contribution ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 21, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Analysis of the effects of a cow's genetic predisposition on the composition of its milk

The genetic predisposition of cows has an effect on the fat and protein content of their milk. Researchers at Wageningen University have spent the past few years examining the scope and significance of genetic variation between ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Got gas? Study to determine cows' greenhouse gas emissions

(PhysOrg.com) -- Any calculation of the carbon footprint of a gallon of milk needs to include fuel used by tractors and trucks, as well as electricity consumed by milking machines and refrigerators. But how much gas is coming ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Cows: More freedom may mean less milk

'Free-stall', untied cattle in small herds produce less milk than cows tied to their stalls but have a higher reproductive performance and suffer less teat injuries and metabolic diseases. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's ...

Biology / Other

created Feb 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Test-tube calf embryos more likely to survive Texas summers

Think you're uncomfortable in the extreme Texas summer heat? Try being an ovulating 1,200-pound mother cow.

Biology / Other

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Not all infant formulas are alike: Differential effects on weight gain

New findings from the Monell Center reveal that weight gain of formula-fed infants is influenced by the type of formula the infant is consuming. The findings have implications related to the infant's risk for the development ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Traces of cow’s methane emissions in the milk

Wageningen University researchers in the Netherlands are able to determine cows' methane emissions using the composition of fatty acids in their milk. This opens up the prospect of a method for reducing methane production ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1