Their instincts and physiology give cattle advantages that have historically helped them protect themselves. Their eyes are ...

A cow at the Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center in Browns Valley being tracked as part of research on cattle grazing personalities. (Maggie Creamer/UC Davis) Not all cattle are the same ...

TYLER, Texas (KETK) — An old folklore tale suggests that when the cows are lying down, it’s going to rain – but is that true? There are millions of cows across the state of Texas, so many people are ...

Nomad cows spreading out from the herd to graze at the UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center. (Kristina Horback / UC Davis) Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 -- The image of grazing cows in a field has long conjured up a romantic nostalgia about a relaxed pace of rural life. With closer inspection, however, researchers have ...

In the wild, animals seek out areas that are most comfortable. In confinement, they are limited to the environment and to the feed choices we offer them. Our challenge is to offer them a good ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Raymond Sirma, manager at Makongi Farm, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Dear Daktari, I am ...

On a remote speck of land in the southern Indian Ocean, a handful of cattle left behind by sailors did something no one expected: they built a thriving wild herd in brutal conditions, then reshaped an ...

Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to discover whether cows would roam far and wide to graze or stick close to the herd, water supplies and feed stations. The findings by ...

With closer inspection, researchers have recognized that what appears to be a randomly dispersed herd peacefully eating grass is in fact a complex system of individuals in a group facing differing ...