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Feeding Grazing Cattle Seaweed Cuts Methane Emissions by Almost 40%

Amy M Quinton — December 02, 2024 - 1:20pm

Scientists find making a seaweed additive more accessible to grazing cattle would make cattle farming more sustainable while meeting global demand for meat.

A Winemaking Byproduct Can Reduce Dairy Cattle Emissions

Malia N Reiss — April 29, 2024 - 3:11pm

�ٺ��Ƶ researchers are feeding grape pomace, a byproduct of winemaking, to dairy cattle to reduce methane emissions.

Understanding Cattle Grazing Personalities May Foster Sustainable Rangelands

Emily C Dooley — March 27, 2024 - 9:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ research finds that not all cattle are the same when it comes to grazing, and knowing that could lead to better animal health and range conditions.

UC’s 10 Best Research Stories of 2021

Dave Jones — December 30, 2021 - 11:47am

Is 2021 over already?

The year brought its fair share of big news and research breakthroughs, COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 alike. Given UC is the global leader in cited scholarship, it’s no surprise that each campus produced numerous new ways of understanding our world.

Feeding Cattle Seaweed Reduces Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions 82 Percent

Amy M Quinton — March 17, 2021 - 11:00am

Feeding beef cattle seaweed as part of their diet reduced greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 82 percent, according to new findings from researchers at the University of California, Davis.

Can Seaweed Cut Methane Emissions on Dairy Farms?

Katherine E Kerlin — May 24, 2018 - 11:30am

Seaweed may be the super food dairy cattle need to reduce the amount of methane they burp into the atmosphere. Early results from research at �ٺ��Ƶ indicate that just a touch of the ocean algae in cattle feed could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions from California’s 1.8 million dairy cows.

Keeping Cows Cool With Less Water and Energy

Katherine E Kerlin — September 06, 2017 - 1:34pm

Innovative cooling technologies tested on dairy cows at the University of California, Davis, are addressing the long-standing challenge of keeping dairy cows cool in heat-stressed California.

How a Genetic Mutation From 1 Bull Caused the Loss of Half a Million Calves Worldwide

Andy Fell — October 13, 2016 - 9:34am

Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief was one of the most prolific bulls in the history of Holstein cattle breeding — but he also introduced a lethal gene into the population, responsible for an estimated half million spontaneous abortions worldwide. Now researchers at �ٺ��Ƶ and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have identified the mutation responsible, enabling ranchers to test for and avoid it.

Mosquito Preference for Human Versus Animal Biting Has Genetic Basis

Katherine E Kerlin — September 15, 2016 - 10:58am

Mosquitoes are more likely to feed on cattle than on humans if they carry a specific chromosomal rearrangement in their genome. This reduces their odds of transmitting the malaria parasite, according to a University of California, Davis, study published Sept. 15 in the journal PLOS Genetics.

Bizarre Bacteria Causing Major Cattle Disease Named by �ٺ��Ƶ Researchers

Patricia Bailey — July 26, 2016 - 4:08pm

�ٺ��Ƶ veterinary researchers have identified and named the bacterium that causes foothill abortion disease in cows grazing in California and parts of Oregon and Nevada. Meanwhile, vaccine trials for the devastating disease, carried by ticks, continue