From the pasture to your grocery bill, researchers team up to make cattle more efficient. Their goal? Breed cattle that ...

into the genome of fetal Holstein-Friesan cow cells. The cells were then used as nuclear donors for embryos that gave rise to 23 live cattle, 13 of which survived past six months. The gene was chosen ...

international business manager for Trans Ova Genetics, an Iowa-based company focused on improving the bovine gene pool. “For the environment and the resources that it would take to run a cow ...

The first cow genome to be sequenced was that of a Hereford cow named L1 Dominette, shown here with her calf. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

BovB is a retrotransposon, a piece of DNA that can copy and paste itself around the genome to create large swathes of repetitive sequences. It is abundant in the cow genome. Researchers have also ...

“And this principle is relevant across aspects of cow performance ... The Semex representative is also confirming that future genetics breakthroughs represent the next leap forward in terms ...