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 ...

“We are working to improve the Holstein breeds of dairy cattle, which have outstanding milk production,” says Xihe Li, executive director of dairy breeding technology at the Dairy Breeding and ...

It’s not what we normally think of when we hear “AI,” but it’s just as revolutionary, especially for rural producers. When ...

It’s one of Britain’s most economic cattle, needing little in the way of extra forage, but has been swamped by more commercial Continental dairy breeds and is now chiefly a suckler cow. The striking ...

Cattle have experienced the highest ... Almost 1.4 million of Australia's 1.65 million dairy cows are Holsteins. But as Holstein numbers soar, other breeds dwindle. Many farmers have simply ...