Dear Dr Othieno, Many thanks for your very informative articles. I am not only a dairy farmer but also a lover of livestock breeds. For a long time, I have been keeping Friesian crosses. Recently, on ...

The Ayrshire is the native dairy cow of Scotland and the successful survivor of several types that were still present in the early nineteenth century in the Scottish Lowlands. By the mid-1600s in the ...

The vache Canadienne dates back to the beginning of New France, but now it’s on the brink of extinction. A research team at ...

If you’re looking for a heritage cattle breed that will make a good milking cow, don’t overlook the distinctively marked Dutch Belted Cattle. The mild climate and lush grass of Holland have helped ...

"This is a historic turning point for the island's beef cattle sector," says Francesco Forma, director of the company "Forma Carni." "The native Sardinian-brown breed is at the center of commercial ...

Farmers in rural areas believe that they will make more money through livestock rearing by simply shifting from low-producing indigenous breeds to exotic ones. This however, has not worked very well ...