A one-day scientific workshop on "Conservation of Indigenous Cow Breeds" was organised at the College of Veterinary Sciences ...

Founder Eddie Perez explains how Expected Progeny Differences and other cattle-industry tools inform his approach to ...

“These animals should be vaccinated immediately and as a priority before the rest, because we cannot obtain these animals from elsewhere. We cannot import them or even import semen.” Two academics ...

When Vimal Selvaraj's uncle first imported Holstein semen to start his dairy farm in India in the early 1990s, he was hailed as a revolutionary on the cutting edge of agriculture. His first generation ...

Farmers in rural areas believe that they will make more money through livestock rearing by simply shifting from low-producing indigenous breeds to exotic ones. This however, has not worked very well ...

Greenhead Farm in Alva builds a successful livestock enterprise with Highland and Galloway cattle, combining native breeds, family teamwork and ...

Native animal breeds in the country are facing a steep decline, with several species on the brink of extinction due to crossbreeding, climate change, and economic shifts favouring higher-yielding ...

Cattle grazing at a nature reserve in the Yorkshire Dales has increased plant diversity by more than 40%, according to research by the University of Leeds. Allowing native cattle breeds to roam large ...