Beef cattle genetics, management critical in fine tuning herds to fit environment
Matching cattle to the land available to graze and the nutrition it offers is critical in optimizing production in an operation.
Matching cattle to the land available to graze and the nutrition it offers is critical in optimizing production in an operation.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2020
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By creating a global database an international consortium of scientists has increased the detailed knowledge of the variation in the cattle genome by several orders of magnitude. The first generation of the new data resource, ...
Biotechnology
Oct 3, 2014
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Scientists have discovered a mutation with a built-in dilemma for dairy cattle breeders. The deleted gene sequence has a positive effect on milk yield but causes embryonic death in dairy cattle.
Other
Jan 3, 2014
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(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 her as an ...
Other
Jan 28, 2009
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On average, a Danish dairy cow calve once a year. However, there are many indications that fewer calvings and extended milking periods have more advantages.
Other
Feb 9, 2017
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