Cows are some of the most easily recognizable animals on the planet. We rely on them for food, milk, and leather. There are many different breeds of cows across the world, and they vary in size.

I said goodbye to our last steer this weekend. Kept my voice bright and cheerful so he wouldn’t know something was up. He looked at me with his soft, dark eyes while the snow built up on his shaggy ...

Cow comfort is important to milk production, milk quality, reproductive efficiency, and health of dairy cows. A cow’s housing and management can affect her comfort. There are economic consequences to ...

In the world of dairy farming, maximizing milk quality and cow comfort is paramount. Dr. Andy Johnson, famously known as ‘The ...

The same version of the bird flu that has caused the most serious human illnesses in North America has now turned up in dairy cows. Cattle in Nevada tested positive for the H5N1 viral variant D1.1 ...

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new strain of bird flu virus different from the one circulating in other herds throughout the past year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ...

The answer rests with the objectives of each management structure. Yet, setting aside the concept of survival of the fittest, producers do need to gain access to individual cows at some point. Some ...

The H5N1 virus has a complex family tree, and cows in the U.S. have so far been infected by a branch of that tree known as the B3.13 genotype of clade 2.3.4.4b.

or extremely cold temperatures early in the fall/winter season), cattle with wet hides, or high wind speed accompanying cold temperatures. Wind chill is a better predictor of cold stress than ...

A second subtype of H5 bird flu, known as D1.1, was detected in dairy cattle and infected one worker in the US state of ...

The Trump administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on ...