A new study projects severe climate stress on livestock by 2100, with small ruminants in the North and southern dairy cattle, ...

Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific traits. First applied to animals in the ...

The Animal Production and Health Sub-Programme primarily address the challenges imposed by highly infectious animal diseases on livestock production in FAO and IAEA Member States (MS). Our goal is to ...

NEW YORK — Clarifide, a new genomic test for comprehensive evaluation of dairy females, is now available from Pfizer Animal Genetics, a business unit of Pfizer Animal Health. Clarifide is a ...

The University of Nevada, Reno recently welcomed Assistant Professor Andrew Hess to the Department of Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences. Hess will be focusing his research on innovation in ...

The study of genetic parameters has become increasingly central to optimising goat production systems worldwide. Researchers have long focused on estimating heritability, genetic correlations, and the ...

CEO Jan Vanbrabant outlines strategy for growth, sustainability and global impact at Producing for the Future event ...

Confluence Genetics, LLC. has received positive results from a second collaborative feeding trial with a major poultry ...

Scientists predict rising global heat could push farm animals beyond their limits, threatening livestock survival and future ...

Why major in animal science? Be part of solving one of humanity’s most critical grand challenges – the global demand for food and fiber. With the population expected to grow by 2.3 billion by 2050, ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...