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 ...

Most calves stand at birth or shortly after, like the healthy calf in this photo. The condition now known as calf recumbency results in animals too weak to stand at birth or shortly after, and most ...

Two new genetic evaluations could help dairy farmers breed calves with greater resistance to diarrhea and respiratory disease ...

Washington has confirmed its first bird flu cases in dairy cattle, renewing concerns about herd health and farm biosecurity. The post Bird flu confirmed in Washington dairy cattle for first time ...

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 ...

Dozens of farming, rural, labor, processor, and environmental groups are uniting behind the demand for Congress to pass the ...