(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first large study to track the fate of a wide range of antibiotics given to dairy cows, UC Davis scientists found that the drugs routinely end up on the ground and in manure lagoons, ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 27, 2010 3 / 5 (2) 0 |

Dairy cows that are fed flaxseed produce more nutritious milk, according to a new study by Oregon State University.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 25, 2013 4.3 / 5 (6) 3

The race to create a better, less controversial biofuel has spawned plenty of research into a variety of potential new sources - including switchgrass, corn stalks and algae.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Aug 07, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

"Cows are happy in parts of Northern California and not in Florida" is a good way to sum up the findings of new research from the University of Washington, said Yoram Bauman, best known as the "stand-up economist."

Biology - Ecology

Jul 11, 2012 3.5 / 5 (8) 0

Feeding dairy cows the stems, seeds and skins from wine grapes boosts milk production and dramatically cuts the animal's methane emissions, Australian researched published Thursday shows.

Biology - Other

Dec 08, 2011 not rated yet 1

Studies have estimated that converting manure from the 95 million animal units in the United States would produce renewable energy equal to 8 billion gallons of gasoline, or 1% of the total energy consumption in the nation. ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Oct 13, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

Forget all the tacky jokes about cow flatulence causing climate change. A new study reports that the dairy industry is responsible for only about 2.0 percent of all US greenhouse gas emissions.

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 06, 2010 5 / 5 (2) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A dairy nutritionist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is conducting genetic research with mice to determine if cows can be influenced by diet to produce milk with a higher ...

Biology - Other

Jun 09, 2010 not rated yet 0

(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

Sep 29, 2009 1.3 / 5 (4) 1

(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

Jan 28, 2009 4 / 5 (6) 0

The amount of nitrogen that is excreted by livestock is directly proportional to the amount it is fed. This is according to Chris Reynolds a researcher in nutritional physiology of ruminants at the University ...

Biology - Other

May 02, 2013 not rated yet 1

The new livestock identification program recently launched by the federal government should not place a significant burden on producers in Pennsylvania or the East, according to an expert in Penn State's ...

Biology - Other

Apr 29, 2013 not rated yet 0

Dairy farmer John Rose has sent more than 100 of his cows to the slaughterhouse over recent weeks as a severe drought browned pastures in New Zealand's normally verdant North Island.

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 14, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 3

A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona and Northwest Missouri State University shows that standing and lying behavior can predict heat stress in cows.

Biology - Other

Mar 12, 2013 not rated yet 0

Studies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are shedding some light on the microbes that dwell in cattle manure—what they are, where they thrive, where they struggle, and where they can end up.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Feb 22, 2013 not rated yet 0