Preventing mad cow disease is all about controlling what cows eat, but federal regulations are full of loopholes and enforcement is lax, according to consumer advocates and the government's own ...

The U.S. government is outlawing the use of cattle blood in livestock feed and cow brains and other parts in dietary supplements, part of broader restrictions in wake of the country's first known case ...

Hundreds of feed mills are still breaking rules meant to control the spread of mad cow disease, although compliance has improved since the government began re-inspecting some plants in January, ...

Seaweed is once again showing promise for making cattle farming more sustainable. A new study by researchers at the UC Davis found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed supplement in pellet form ...

Kevin and Carol Fritel who farm and have a cow-calf operation east of Rugby, N.D., near the town of Knox. They remember how their first year farming on their own was the great drought of 1988 and how ...

It’s plausible to see short-term herd disturbances – from milk components to cell counts – if ration transitions are abrupt ...

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Since there seems to be some interest in mad cow, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, and the disgusting-but-tasty world of meat-eating, I'm posting more stuff. Here you'll find a 2001 article ...

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Mike Yoder's herd of dairy cattle are living the sweet life. With corn feed scarcer and costlier than ever, Yoder increasingly is looking for cheaper alternatives -- ...

On a recent winter afternoon, a long line of brown Jersey cows lined up for feeding time, jostling for position. At the end of the railing, Blueberry snorted in anticipation. Today, her meal at the ...