A recent research breakthrough in human medicine could help a Texas A&M Department of Animal Science researcher find a way to increase beef production to help meet the demands of global population ...

A beef producer is taking its Top End beef from paddock to plate, taking advantage of Darwin customers wanting to eat locally-grown meat. Traditionally Bos indicus cattle from Australia's northern ...

The cow's scientific name is Bos taurus or Bos indicus (Zebu). Cows belong to the Bovidae family, including sheep, goats, and bison. Cows are social, intelligent animals with near 360° vision. When ...

Genome-wide analyses of ancient cattle remains provide insights into breeding patterns and links with climatic shifts across the Fertile Crescent. A zebu-shaped weight from Tel Beth-Shemesh, west of ...

- any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for ...

One major challenge is that Bos indicus and Bos indicus-influenced cattle reach puberty markedly later than Bos taurus breeds. That late puberty essentially means one less calf in a cow’s lifetime and ...