Nebraska Extension Educator Aaron Berger says cow-calf producers have EPDs and index tools to make genetic selection decisions related to traits that impact productivity and longevity. Identifying and ...

With implementation underway, researchers expect the addition of the 140-day weight to enhance the precision of beef-on-dairy genetic evaluations. By leveraging the strong genetic correlations where ...

Methane isn’t just an environmental buzzword—it is energy lost. Every puff of gas from a cow’s rumen represents feed energy that could have gone toward growth, milk or a calf. That simple truth is ...

David Murphy discovered one of his calves had three hooves on each of its front feet. This genetic defect is called polydactyly. David Murphy of White, South Dakota, had a calf with three hooves on ...