Early adopters of crossbreeding as a tool to produce the right kind of cow for their block-calving, grazing-based systems, found that longer term breeding ...

Carcass data favored dairy crossbred steers, but yearling-fed beef steers had the highest net return in this study.

Robin Aswani has a “good” Zebu cow; good in the sense that it produces relatively high quantity of milk compared to other cows in its league. Mr Aswani wishes to milk more from this Zebu cow but he ...

Heterosis (hybrid vigor) has proven its value over the years in livestock breeding. Research studies have reported up to 25% improvement in pounds of calf weaned per cow when crossbred cows produce ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China and Laos are moo-ving toward more sustainable cattle farming with a crossbreeding agreement that marks the first export of ...

Willy Bokma and his family have a large dairy south of Twin Falls, Idaho. The cows are Holsteins, Jerseys and crossbreds. The crossbred and composite cows (part Holstein, part Jersey) are bred for ...

If only breeding cattle were as simple as picking toppings at a burger bar—add a little of this, a dash of that and you’re set. But as Kansas State University beef cattle experts reminded producers in ...