The rich cattle genetic diversity in Africa has been supporting livelihoods for centuries, providing food and nutrition security, income, and socio-cultural values. Understanding the genetic ...

The medium-framed South African Beefmaster represents an unmatched combination of Bos indicus and B. taurus genetics. It is a ...

Using ancient DNA, researchers have determined cattle were imported from Africa to the Americas much earlier in the process of European colonization than documented. The first records of African ...

At Ingwavuma Game Reserve in southern Eswatini, Liz and Ted Reilly run a Boran stud focused on producing functionally ...

The aim of this research was to characterize the genetic diversity of the Sarda (Sa, n = 131), Sardo Bruna (SB, n = 44) and Sardo Modicana (SM, n = 26) cattle breeds, reared in the island of Sardinia ...

For the first time in its 163-year history, the Philadelphia Zoo is home to a distinctive breed of African cattle – the Ankole-Watusi – that stands out from the typical herd due to its huge, curved ...

The growing demand for milk in the country has seen dairy farmers in Uasin Gishu County enter the South African market in search of high quality heifers. Eldoret Dairy Farmers Association Chairman ...

LEESBURG, FLA. - Ankole Watusi cattle, with their ultra-long horns and African heritage, couldn't seem more out of place on a Central Florida ranch not far from Interstate 75. Once considered a ...

IT BEGINS WITH a bite near the cow’s ear. In the next few days, the animal’s lymphocytes multiply. Its lymph nodes swell. It stops feeding and starts coughing as fluid fills its lungs. It develops a ...

Cattle may seem like uniquely American animals, steeped in the lore of cowboys, cattle drives and sprawling ranches. But cattle didn't exist on the American continents prior to the arrival of the ...