Science news articles about 'cattle breeds'

... upon which to base future studies into the genetic diversity present in different cattle breeds and populations. It is crucial that we preserve this variation through appropriate breeding programmes ...

... explains a large portion of phenotypic variance. It may be widely distributed among European cattle breeds and not yet be fixed. Selection for this genotype should accelerate the breeding of meatier ...

... rated biodiverse beef from cattle breeds such as Longhorn - a traditional breed particularly well adapted ... salt marshes, heather and moorland to graze cattle, sheep and lambs. Professor Buller points ...

... of the ruminant family tree, as well as revealing the relationships and movements of modern cattle breeds through time. "Understanding how different genes create variation controlling growth ...