The center is involved in the CHAPS (Cow Herd Appraisal Performance System) program, made available by the North Dakota State University ... average cow weight was 1,437 pounds and the average cow ...

The crossbred cow has an advantage in “reproductive fitness.” That being said, when selecting seedstock for a well-designed crossbreeding system, consider genetic values. Genetic change is cumulative ...

UW-Dairy Repro$ is a decision support system that allows dairy producers ... changes in the economic performance of defined reproductive programs. The UW-Dairy Repro$ can be better appreciated with ...

Domestic cats are sterilized via ovariohysterectomy, but this procedure is not feasible for the larger population of free-roaming cats. Here they show that injecting high levels of anti-Müllerian ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big ... taken it one step further by dropping a new trainer in an all-over cow print. Putting a fresh spin on the ubiquitous samba and the sleek ...

However, we need high quality purebreds to have high quality crossbreds. The use of a specific breed depends on each producer's management system, but regardless of breeds, the ideal dairy cow should ...

WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) - A barn collapse killed at least half a dozen cows in Williamstown Monday morning. Shards of a metal roof rattled in the wind Tuesday -- all that was left of the Graham ...

Many only think of embryo transfer (ET) as it relates to expanding the genetic elite. For those in the south, with daunting months of elevated temperatures, this advanced reproductive technique (ART) ...

For several years, the virus has been jumping from wild birds into wild mammals, and last March it was identified in cows for the first time. Scientists are sounding the alarm: Bird flu’s jump ...

After 2024 cemented leopard print as the reigning trend, 2025 has ushered in a new animal pattern obsession—cow print. Once reserved for ranchers, the bold black-and-white motif has taken over, ...