Over the last few years, conversations about livestock have started shifting. It’s not just about how much milk or meat a ...

An adorable video of people caring for one of the smallest cow breeds in the world- Pungarun- is going viral on social media, ...

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 ...

Zebu cows initially originated in India but have taken over South America, making up 80% of Brazil’s cow population. White says these cows are auctioned for millions, and champion cows receive ...

In Brazil's Minas Gerais, cattle farming took the region from poverty to plenty — and zebu, which now make up some 80 percent of the more than 230 million-strong cow population of the country ...

More Cowbell In southeastern Brazil, bovine beauty pageants help determine the most genetically-desirable cows in the world — and these "supercows" are changing the meat farming as we know it. As The ...

ExpoZebu is the world’s largest fair of zebu, an Indian strain of cattle whose distinguishing features are a humped back and sagging dewlaps. Brought to Brazil in the 19th century, it proved ...

Haemoglobin of Indian zebu cattle and the Indian Buffalo. Animal Sci, 25, 445–448. Article CAS Google Scholar Shreffler, D C, and Salisbury, G W. 1959.

Other types of Zebu cattle (not related to the Brahman types) are common in Africa and southern Asia, and a few of them (including the Watusi) have also been brought to the U.S.

An Indian-origin cow is the world's most expensive cattle. As per the Guinness World Record, the cow - Viatina-19 - was sold for Rs 40 crore at an auction in Minas Gerais, Brazil in 2023. The cow ...

The Miniature Zebu is a modern breed of American cows, bred down from the cattle of South Asia, known for their small sizes and distinctive humps. These hardy cows, which can thrive under the ...

Brazil has the largest commercial cattle herd of 220 million animals. Out of the total herds in the South American country, 80% belong to the Zebu variety while the rest are European breeds such ...