Facing economic challenges, dairy farmers are increasingly crossbreeding some of their Holstein cows with beef breed bulls to add value to surplus calves born in their herds. In an analysis of almost ...

List the many advantages of crossbreeding and Sloan Walker will listen politely. Then he'll look across the pasture at his clone-like, growthy feeder steers and say, "I haven't lost a thing." The ...

The Brahman-type bull is helping Cambodian farmers produce stronger calves. PHNOM PENH, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Prized crossbred ...

Alan Kelley was a boy, his father bought him a handful of purebred Brahman cows. One was accidentally bred and produced a Simmental-sired heifer calf. It was the beginning of a new way of thinking ...

Many modern dairy farm operations have developed an additional revenue stream by breeding dairy cows with Black Angus beef bulls using artificial insemination to produce crossbred calves, which ...

Any dog owner will tell you that there is a decision to be made when selecting a new pet: Is it better to get a purebred dog or one that comes from a mixed genetic heritage? For pet owners, the ...

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 ...

Balancing cow efficiency with growing demand for heavier, higher-quality carcasses requires a systems-based approach to breeding decisions, according to Bob Weaber, Kansas State University animal ...

I have a ranch in Mpeketoni where I keep cows and wish to cross breed them so that I can increase their number and possibly milk production. Advise on how I can go about this. Cross breeding is an ...

Genome-resolved metagenomics identified breed-specific rumen microbial functions and carcass-trait associations in 51 Japanese Black × Holstein F1 cattle.