>> THE OWNER OF SHAW FARM HERE IN DRACUT SAYS THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW PROVED TO BE TOO MUCH FOR ONE OF HIS BARNS. MULTIPLE HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS PERISHED IN THE PARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE. >> THERE WAS A ...

At Kate Steensma’s farm, dairy cows may earn a name due to physical characteristics or personality traits. Steensma notes that one cow, Houdini, was a particularly memorable escape artist. Steensma is ...

At most, traditional dairy farms calves are separated from their mothers within 24 hours of their birth. It allows farmers to ...

Susan Spadaro wasn’t expecting to get emotional about auctioning off 100 of her family’s Brown Swiss and 25 Ayrshire cows on Thursday. “We’ve just always had a passion and love for these animals and ...

Sole ulcers persist as one of the major causes of lameness in dairy cattle in the UK. For both animal welfare and economic ...