The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has commenced a coordinated intervention to control tsetse fly and other ectoparasites affecting cattle in Taraba and Sokoto States, as part of efforts to ...

“The breeding soundness exam tells us the bull can get it done today,” said veterinarian Brad White, noting that fertility ...

In his legendary song “Thunder Road,” Bruce Springsteen sings, “We’re riding out tonight to case the promised land,” and that ...

When such data is collected and preserved, it helps farmers prepare for various challenges, including prolonged droughts and ...

Leading into late 2003, beef export markets were on a roll, said Dan Halstrom, who was then working in Washington, D.C., for ...

As an African, the ongoing debates surrounding the production of livestock and its role in climate change are deeply personal. Across the globe, the prevailing narrative is that reducing livestock ...

Cheikh Diouf and his father had just delivered a load of manure to the family's fields near their village in January when Diouf, returning home for a second load, got an urg ...

Livestock production is a major contributor to climate change. The world desperately needed to reduce its impact, but not all ...

Ahmed Ibrahim Yousef, 75, helps deliver a baby camel to a malnourished and dehydrated mother in a village near the border with Somaliland in the Horn of Africa. The carcasses of animals that died from ...

South Africa plans to vaccinate its entire herd of more than 7 million cattle in an effort to contain foot-and-mouth disease in the continent’s biggest beef producer. The campaign aims to inoculate ...