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Can CRISPR Cut Methane Emissions From Cow Guts?

Amy M Quinton — April 17, 2023 - 8:00am

69�� researchers will use the genome-editing tool CRISPR to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cows, in a $70-million donor-funded initiative.

Grazing and Riparian Restoration Are Compatible When You Put in the Work

Amy M Quinton — November 18, 2020 - 9:00am

With a little time and effort, rangeland managers can have a dramatic impact on the resilience of California’s riparian areas, which are important to the state’s human, environmental and economic well-being. Rangeland ecologists at the University of California, Davis, found that when ranchers invest even one week a year in practices that keep cows away from creeks — like herding, fencing and providing supplemental nutrition and water — they can improve riparian health by as much as 53 percent.

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 69�� 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.

Cow Gene Study Shows Why Most Clones Fail

Andy Fell — December 09, 2016 - 11:52am

It has been 20 years since Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned in Scotland, but cloning mammals remains a challenge. A new study by researchers from the U.S. and France of gene expression in developing clones now shows why most cloned embryos likely fail.