Calves
Brunt Ice Shelf: Big iceberg calves near UK Antarctic base
Estimates put it at around 1,270 sq km. Greater London is about 1,500 sq km; the Welsh county of Monmouthshire is roughly 1,300 sq km. That’s big by any measure, although not as large as the monster A68 berg which calved in July 2017 from the Larsen C Ice Shelf on the western side of …
Genome-edited bull passes hornless gene to calves
Image copyright Alison Van Eenenaam Image caption A horned bull is flanked by the hornless offspring of a genome-edited bull Researchers have used genome editing to generate hornless cattle, which then pass on the trait to their offspring. The absence of the horns means they cannot use them to injure other animals – or, indeed, …
Govt to Introduce Sex-sorted Semen Technology for Cows to Ensure More Female Calves, Says Giriraj Singh
Uttarakhand, in March, became the country’s first state to produce sex-sorted semen, which can enhance the possibility of birth of female calves to ninety percent. PTI Updated:August 31, 2019, 11:44 PM IST File photo of Union Minister Giriraj Singh (PTI) Nagpur: Union Minister for Animal Husbandry Giriraj Singh on Saturday said the government plans to …
