No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could be key to helping curb global warming. New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less — and, therefore, release less methane — ...

Pingliang red cattle are raised in renovated cave dwellings. [Photo by Yang Mingze/chinadaily.com.cn] On the Loess Plateau in ...

Cows with the slick gene have sleek, short hair that helps keep them cool. T.A. Olson via the USDA Farmers across the world are breeding cows with a mutation that gives them a higher heat tolerance—an ...

This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and Ambrook Research. At Vaqueria El Remanso, a small dairy farm west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the cows are different—they have a freshly shaven, ...

The agricultural industry is grappling with escalating challenges caused by increasing global temperatures and heat stress induced by climate change. However, an unexpected solution has emerged: cow ...

The dairy industry might not seem like a major climate villain, but it's responsible for about 4% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, most of that from cow burps. That's right: when ...

Alex Birch says his Highland cows have been in his family since the 1970s Alex Birch, a U.K. farmer, plans to breed his Highland cows with another breed to make them "less photogenic" The farmer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UK cattle farmer Alex Birch has announced plans to breed uglier cattle to stop the hordes of influencers from harassing them for ...

At Vaqueria El Remanso, a small dairy farm west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the cows are different—they have a freshly shaven, suave look. Their short hair is the result of a natural mutation known as ...