Dairy farming aided by Jersey cows is helping lift an African community "out of poverty", a charity has said. Jersey Overseas Aid (JOA) said its Dairy for Development work was making a "significant, ...

The Afrikaner cattle breed is prized for its indigenous hardiness, natural resistance, high fertility and ease of calving. Sabrina Dean found out more about the breed from Julian Balt, who was ...

In the April 12 Science, Olivier Hanotte and colleagues describe efforts to define the genetic history of African cattle pastoralism, their origins and migrations (Science 2002, 296:336-339). Hanotte ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory CoastABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Egyptian soccer officials have sacrificed a cow in a bid to bring the national team more luck at the Africa Cup of Nations. Team spokesman Mohamed Morad told ...