A new generation of Nguni calves has been born for the first time in Western Australia and researchers hope to raise ...

A dirt road in Kenya. Heavy heat shimmers over the surrounding savannah. A loan officer approaches a herd of cattle and pulls out a smartphone.

Over the last few years, conversations about livestock have started shifting. It’s not just about how much milk or meat a ...

In Africa, cattle were traditionally valued as ceremonial symbols of wealth and power. "Kings claimed and bred the most beautiful specimens, and ownership of Watusi cattle with large, ...

Millions of African families could be saved from destitution thanks to a much-needed vaccine that is being mass-produced in a drive to protect cattle against a deadly parasite. East Coast fever is a ...

A new vaccine, designed to protect East African cattle against all major strains of foot and mouth disease, is offering hope to small-scale farmers battling the highly contagious disease.

David Rees-Williams, British Undersecretary for Colonies, says of Antrycide: “It will enable Africa to carry much more cattle than Argentina, where there are now about 33 million head. ...

The bottom line is that if FMD can occur at this operation, no South African cattle farm or feedlot is safe. But there is no need to rush out to stock up your freezer.

In Africa, cattle were traditionally valued as ceremonial symbols of wealth and power. "Kings claimed and bred the most beautiful specimens, and ownership of Watusi cattle with large, ...