Ever wondered what the bovine version of Arnold Schwarzenegger would look like? Probably not! But there is, in fact, a cattle breed that looks like a bovine bodybuilder on steroids. The name of this ...

FOR the first year ever, the Belgian Blue Cattle Society of Ireland will be displaying Belgian Blue/dairy cow cross-bred animals on its stand. The society says that, with pressure on profits in the ...

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Nevan McKiernan reports on the first weekend of the Carrick Winter Fair, where breeding heifers sold for as high as €16,000.

A €40,000 rise in weanling sales this year highlights the payoff from careful breeding and management on the Gallaghers’ farm in Co Sligo, where top-quality weanlings are produced for international ...

It's been more than a decade since humans have cracked their own genetic code, but we've yet to wake up to a world of engineered life forms on the Island of Dr. Moreau. While we're waiting for genetic ...

Cows sold to 317p/kg for a Blonde d'Aquitaine at 750kg (£2380) and to a top of £2870 per head for a Belgian Blue at 980kg (293p/kg). Heifers sold to 600p/kg for a Limousin at 280kg (£1680) and to a ...

Nevan McKiernan reports on the first weekend of the Carrick Winter Fair, where breeding heifers sold for as high as €16,000.

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