Wellington, New Zealand - New Zealand scientists are breeding a herd of cows that produce lower-fat milk after the chance discovery of a natural gene mutation in one animal. Milk from the cows is also high in health-boosting omega-3 fatty acids and makes butter that spreads as easily as margarine even when chilled, biotechnology company Vialactia said on Monday. Scientists discovered a cow, later named Marge by researchers, carrying the mutant gene in a dairy herd they were testing in...

Komorowski noted, however, that although the lower-fat milk may be healthier, it will be interesting to see how much milk the cows actually produce. Scientists in New Zealand have discovered that some cows have genes that give them a natural ability to produce skimmed milk and plan to use this information to breed herds of milkers producing only skimmed milk. Ed Komorowski, technical director at Dairy UK says that the New Zealand approach could be used to breed cows that still produce...

But their milk brings the organic dairy farmers 20 percent to 40 percent more for their milk per hundredweight than a conventional dairy operator gets. It's the cow's production of the milk - without any chemical intervention - that makes it organic. The van Tol's milk is nothing like the controversial "raw" or unpasteurized milk, which some consumers demand despite the fact that it can be dangerous. That $24, which includes bonuses for the milk's purity and quality, is about $4 above the...

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Meat Processing . meatnews.com. On May 29, the Ontario Cattlemen's Association (OCA) released an economic impact analysis of the Ontario cattle and beef industry that shows that growth in the production of cattle could produce the same economic benefits for Ontario as an additional car assembly plant. On May 29, the Ontario Cattlemen's Association (OCA) released an economic impact analysis of the Ontario cattle and beef industry that shows that growth in the production of cattle could...

Ron Fuhrmann feeds a calf, one of the nearly 200 dairy cows raised on the Fuhrmann farm. The Fuhrmann family has sustained the small dairy over the years, despite industry consolidation. Farming is one of the few occupations where so many generations can work together, he said. The cows have a calf each year to ensure they keep producing milk. Those animals will be delivered to their owner when they are old enough to produce milk. When Ron and Eric Fuhrmann are ready to retire, Ron s...