Science news articles about 'dairy cows'

  • Profiling Protective Proteins In Dairy Cows

    ... biologist John Lippolis is delving into the dynamics of the dairy cow immune system. His work is ... -up look at how immune system proteins help protect the cows, and how bacterial proteins fight back.
  • UK's organic cows are cream of the crop

    ... University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better ... clearly link the difference in milk quality to the dairy cows’ diets.’ Gordon Tweddle, of Acorn ...
  • Argentine cow clones may help boost milk output

    BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine scientists have found a way to make cows produce more milk by injecting them with a bovine growth hormone produced by cloned and genetically modified dairy cows.
  • Genetic Information Advances The Breeding Of Dairy Cattle

    ... of two candidate genes on the protein and fat content of milk and on the overall milk yield from dairy cows. The work also involved devising a method for identifying genetic polymorphisms in a sample ...
  • Carbon hoofprint: Cows supplemented with rbST reduce agriculture's environmental impact

    ... -supplemented population, giving rbST to one million cows would enable the same amount of milk ... "Supplementing cows with rbST on an industry-wide scale would improve sustainability and reduce the dairy ...
  • Monsanto Looks to Sell Dairy Hormone Business

    The move comes as more retailers, saying they are responding to consumer demand, are selling dairy products from cows not treated with the artificial hormone.
  • A card-swipe for medical tests

    ... the same to cats; and bacteria that cause Johne's (pronounced yo-knees) disease, a fatal wasting disorder in dairy cows that costs $1.5 billion annually in the United States. ...
  • Unpasteurized milk poses health risks without benefits

    ... can contaminate the teat skin of dairy cows and consequently the milk at the time when cows are milked. For example, ... cow and receive raw milk in exchange, rather than buying raw milk outright. Raw ...
  • NYU scientists discover dangerous new method for bacterial toxin transfer

    ... toxin or other staphylococcal toxins in the wild. Both microbes, however, are known to afflict dairy cows, sheep and goats with a serious bacterial infection called mastitis, an inflammation of the ...
  • Farmers turning manure into cash

    CHICAGO, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Some U.S. dairy farmers are cashing in on cow manure by using methane gas to produce electricity.
  • Milk Use Began 2,000 Years Earlier Than Thought

    Cow herders in northwest Turkey became the world's first dairy producers some 8,500 years ago, a new discovery of ancient milk containers shows.
  • The Disappearance of Bees

    ... domino-like process begins with the pollination of seeds for hay in order to feed the dairy producing cows for this internationally beloved dessert. California has one fifth of the nations honey bees ...
  • Hotline to the cowshed

    Gone are the good old days when farmers knew all their cows by name. There is little time left for the animals in today's dairy industry. And it is easy to overlook the first signs of disease. This ...
  • Hotline to the cowshed

    Gone are the good old days when farmers knew all their cows by name. There is little time left for the animals in today's dairy industry. And it is easy to overlook the first signs of disease. This ...
  • The farmer in the DELL® uses a computer to milk the herd

    A Saskatchewan dairy farm is using high-tech robotics and a computer program to milk the cows while the farmers sleep.

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