Small breeds are an easy entry into the world of dairy cattle. In 2006, Pat Schout and his wife, Elia, began homesteading in east-central Illinois. They wanted to raise their own food, including ...

A2 Dairy is a specific type of milk that comes from cows that produce only the A2 beta-casein protein. Breeds like Jersey, ...

Low cattle numbers and high demand for beef are expected to keep dairy and dairy-on-beef calf prices at record levels at ...

An economist says dairy cattle genetics have made major strides over the past five years. Corey Geiger with CoBank says since ...

Holsteins, the top dairy breed, have become globally dominant. Almost 1.4 million of Australia's 1.65 million dairy cows are Holsteins. But as Holstein numbers soar, other breeds dwindle.

In the 20th century, the breed began to split officially into dairy and beef strains and the two now have their own societies – in the UK, most shorthorns are used for milk. These uniformly marked ...

A large study to gauge how susceptible US dairy and beef cattle are to influenza A viruses found that they are susceptible to ...

Holsteins, the top dairy breed, have become globally dominant. Almost 1.4 million of Australia's 1.65 million dairy cows are Holsteins . But as Holstein numbers soar, other breeds dwindle. Many ...