BROOKINGS, S.D. - The time to process fall-weaned calves and determine pregnancy rates among cows will soon be here. Management of open cows is critical to the financial bottom line of a cow/calf ...

Jensen Ranch epitomizes what cattle producers strive to do with developing high quality livestock, David Murray writes.

“Tighter calving windows have shown to increase cattle herd values,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. A shorter breeding season leads to a tighter ...

FARGO - More than 80 percent of producers in North Dakota likely will have bulls actively breeding cows in their pastures on Aug. 1. "The importance of pre-breeding bull management often is ...

The days of guess work in breeding dairy cattle are gone. Today's DNA sequencing means more productive cows and less pollution. Breeding cattle through artificial insemination began in the 1940’s.

Researchers spotlight how selecting cattle for lower methane emissions could deliver long-term gains for the beef industry.

When you see Burt DeGroot’s cows for the first time, you might feel like you’re visiting a zoo. You’re not that far off. DeGroot, of Snohomish, owns a rare breed of cattle. Ancient white park cattle ...

A Maui native with paniolo roots and a doctorate degree in reproductive genomics is developing sperm stem cell transplant technology for bulls that promises to revolutionize the cattle-breeding ...

Knowing when to replace a bull in your operation can have wide-ranging benefits. While bulls can live 10-12 years, it’s not uncommon for bulls to be taken out of the breeding game at just 5 years due ...

As the planet warms, Nigerian farmers are looking to breed cattle that can take the heat, importing semen from a Brazilian breed suited to balmy tropical weather. In Africa, European cattle struggle ...