While some dog breeds--like Labrador Retrievers and Australian Shepherds--have their purpose literally written in their name, other breeds' histories aren't easy to guess. For example, Dalmatians are ...

Learn about methods for breeding heritage chickens to achieve a hardy and productive flock designed for the modern homesteader. Many of us who keep backyard flocks are aware that industrial chicken ...

LANSING, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A Michigan zoo swapped tigers with a Kentucky zoo on a regular habitat rotation to help with breeding purposes. Timmy, a 6-year-old male Amur Tiger, left the Potter Park ...

Left: Beet seedlings in ‘conetainers’ await vernalization for rapid-cycle seed production. Mitch McGrath is research geneticist with the USDA-ARS Sugarbeet & Bean Research Unit, Michigan State ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The time to process fall-weaned calves and determine pregnancy rates among cows will soon be here. Management of open cows is critical to the financial bottom line of a cow/calf ...

An international team of marine biologists, oceanographers and cetacean specialists has found evidence of a male humpback whale traveling a record-breaking distance, likely in order to breed. In their ...

Mastiffs are well known as a powerful yet loving breed of dogs. Pet owners who want to ensure that their dogs have all of the traits of a mastiff often are willing to pay a premium amount for ...