A Holstein named Krista was recently won a German beauty pageant for cows, defending the title she also won in 2009. What makes a cow worthy of taking home that trophy and giant cow-sized sash? Poise, ...

Teat size and udder suspension are essential traits related to cow productivity. The universal two-score system was developed ...

The Busch family also records individual udder scores at calving. When tagging the calf, they observe and score the cow’s ...

CHILLICOTHE — Ross County Junior Fair exhibitors didn't need bovine intervention to impress the judge during Monday morning's showmanship competition. 4-Hers showing dairy cattle had the unique chance ...

Cow udders may provide a hotspot for bird flu and human flu viruses to mingle. The prospect of an outbreak of avian influenza among dairy cattle triggering a pandemic in humans is one step closer than ...

For nearly 70 years, Don McEvoy’s family has shown dairy cattle at the New York State Fair. This year he brought five of his best cows from his farm in Marathon, Mac-Mara Holsteins, hoping to win a ...

Pheasant Echo’s Turvy is described as a calm, youthful-looking cow with a strong dairy frame. Turvy can also now be described as Cow of the Year. Turvy, owned by Kenny Stambaugh of Pheasant Echo’s ...

Dear Daktari, I am regular reader of your informative articles. I have a farm in Oloishobor in Ngong. My first heifer gave birth without any complications. However, when it came to milking, I realised ...

Iowa researchers found flu receptors in mammary glands of multiple farm animals and humans, suggesting H5N1 could spread via ...

The dairy industry has been plagued by a persistent global problem for decades - bacterial infection of cow udders that significantly reduces milk production. The condition, known as bovine mastitis, ...

Bluetongue control zone restrictions contributed to a smaller entry at the December Dungannon Dairy Sale, hosted by Taaffe Auctions.