Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil have identified a robust set of genetic markers associated with meat quality in the Nelore cattle breed (Bos taurus indicus) genome. The ...

Over the years I have written about the importance of Brahman and Brahman influenced breeds to commercial cow calf production in the U.S. The forerunners of these cattle were first ...

In the hotter, more humid climates of Africa, Asia and India, Zebu cattle (Bos indicus) were better adapted to withstand heat and insects.

“South Asia, which is where Bos Indicus originated, was not isolated during this period. People seem to have migrated from the Indus Valley civilization into Central Asia around the same time as the ...

HIGH-GRADE Bos Indicus was still the core demand for those sourcing supply for the live cattle market, exporter Tony Gooden, Frontier International, says. Shan Goodwin steers ACM’s national ...

Traditionally Bos indicus cattle from Australia's northern tropical areas are not consumed in Australia, with meat processors preferring to market British breeds such as Hereford to the local ...

The earliest cattle are Bos taurus, with no ancestry from Bos indicus, or zebu -- herds which were from a different origin in the Indus Valley. "However, ...

Rare Bos Indicus cattle introduced into Australia almost 70 years ago are more than paying their way for these Queensland farmers. Sarah Hudson. 4 min read. September 6, 2020 - 6:00AM.

The report found over a 15-year period, the business would increase its stock numbers to approximately 123,000 head and shift the industry's focus from Bos Indicus to primarily high-value wagyu ...

One Central Queensland family was key to making that shift then, and 70 years on Gyranda Santa Gertrudis stud number three, remains the dominant force for pushing performance in Bos Indicus cattle.