Jul 19 2011

Japan Bans Fukushima Beef Shipments Over Radiation

Japan on Tuesday suspended cattle shipments from the wagyu-producing Fukushima prefecture on fears of radiation-tainted beef in the country's meat distribution chain.

Jun 10 2011

Cloned Cows to Produce Human-Like Milk

Tag: Cloning,Cows,Genes,Genetic ScienceDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:42 pm
Adding two genes raises the nutritional value of the cow's milk.

Jun 08 2011

Which Foods Are Most Likely to Get You Sick?

In light of the recent deadly outbreak of E. coli in Germany, find out which foods are the riskiest and why.

Apr 05 2011

Breast Milk From a Cow? Not So Fast…

Cows are engineered to make milk enhanced with a healthy human protein. But it's still a stretch from human milk.

Jan 18 2011

Organic Milk More Nutritious?

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Climate,Cows,Dairy,Farm,OrganicJessica Marshall @ 4:32 pm
Organic milk contains more healthy fats than conventional milk, finds a U.K. study.

Oct 04 2010

Livestock Production Will Push Earth’s Limits

Tag: Animals,Climate Change,Cows,Eggs,Exhaust and Emissions,Food,PoultryJessica Marshall @ 8:49 pm
Fueled by increasing demand for meat and dairy, growth in livestock production could have serious and irreversible effects on the entire planet.

Oct 04 2010

Can Pumped Beef Influence Drug Tests?

Tag: Animal Science,Cows,Farm Animals,Food,SportsEric Niiler @ 11:00 am
Three-time Tour de France champion Alfredo Contador alleges that eating hormone-laced beef resulted in a false positive on a recent doping test.

Oct 01 2010

Camel Breeding Goes High-Tech

The UAE now has the most advanced camel research centers in the world.

Sep 10 2010

Less Gassy Cows Could Combat Climate Change

Tag: Animals,Climate,Climate Change,Cows,Exhaust and EmissionsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:30 pm
Feed crops, farting, belching and manure contribute a fifth of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions

Aug 05 2010

Cloned Cow Meat Enters Food Chain

Tag: Animals,Cloning,Cows,Food Chain,InvestigationDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 12:08 pm
An investigation in Britain about milk from a cloned cow entering the market revealed that beef from bull had also followed suit.

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