Cows rely on their rumen microbiome to digest food and produce milk efficiently. Understanding these microbes could help ...

Elizabeth McGuire’s journey might seem unconventional, but for her, it’s been a natural evolution. With deep roots in rural ...

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Bird flu was probably circulating in dairy cows for at least four months before it was confirmed to be the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, according to a new ...

Penny agrees that a lack of exposure to the dairy industry is behind cows’ milk’s rising popularity. “Consumers are paying for that cruelty and they often have no idea what suffering is in ...

Since March 25, when the bird flu virus was confirmed in U.S. cattle for the first time, weekly sales of raw cow’s milk have ticked up 21% to as much as 65% compared with the same periods a year ...

The herd at the University of Illinois dairy farm provides animals for research projects, as well as an opportunity for students to learn about dairy herd management.

Milk fat is the most complex natural fat in the human diet, composed of over 400 fatty acids, most of which are saturated, thus giving butter it’s characteristic hardness. Palmitic acid (C16:0) is one ...

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Bird flu was probably circulating in dairy cows for at least four months before it was confirmed to be the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, according to a new ...

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Bird flu was probably circulating in dairy cows for at least four months before it was confirmed to be the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, according to a new ...