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Bovine genetics can impact carbon emissions

Bovine genetics can impact carbon emissions

For decades, the beef industry has studied the role genetics play in cattle performance. This research has enabled beef producers to utilize expected offspring differences (EPDs), leveraging inherited traits to produce animals that excel in their particular environment and management style. New cooperative research between the American Hereford Association and Colorado State University (CSU) is …

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln bovine research may help women with infertility

Innovative research by University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists studying the reproductive biology of cows offers significant long-term potential to address the challenges of infertility in women. Reproductive physiologist Andrea Cupp and her colleagues in the Department of Animal Science are furthering understanding of bovine reproductive biology using advanced genetic analyses, reproductive tissue culture and other tools. …

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