In Indonesia, cattle are not just cattle. The large island-nation houses a variety of different breeds, locally preferred for their unique set of physical attributes and strongly linked to culture and ...

Melbourne, Nov 28 (PTI) A cow in Australia, standing 1.94 metres tall and weighing 1.4 tonnes, has avoided the abattoir, thanks to his size. Knickers, the seven-year-old, is believed to be the biggest ...

It took thousands of years to develop the world’s extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals – an estimated 8,800 livestock breeds across 38 farmed species. But this diversity is dwindling fast.

The Taiwan Livestock Research Institute has created a new cattle breed with a shorter feeding period and better beef marbling, which is expected to help conserve Taiwan yellow cattle germplasm and ...