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In Indonesia, cattle are not just cattle. The large island-nation houses a variety of different breeds, locally preferred for their unique set of physical attributes and strongly linked to culture and ...

By continuously integrating data from different cattle breeds, the app also enables their comparison and visualizes genetic diversity. CLARITY is thus a valuable tool for education and research on ...

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 ...

It took thousands of years to develop the world’s extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals – an estimated 8,800 livestock breeds across 38 farmed species. But this diversity is dwindling fast.

The South Poll is a composite breed created by Teddy Gentry (founding member of the country music band Alabama) starting in 1989 when he wanted cattle that would thrive in the hot, humid summers of ...

Many commercial cattlemen take advantage of heterosis (hybrid vigor) by utilizing crossbreeding or composites. The benefits of crossbreeding include breed complementation (combining desired traits ...

Meat & Livestock Australia staff are pushing ahead with plans to develop a genetic database that compares cattle from ...