Criollo cattle have already been the focus of commercial gene editing efforts according to lead author Professor David MacHugh, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, as US industry collaborators ...

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This story is part of the State of Change project, produced in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network. With the recent drought in the West, ranchers may be forced to find more sustainable ...

With the recent drought in the American West, ranchers may be forced to find more sustainable options. And some researchers are looking to a breed of cattle from the past to find the answers. Jon and ...

Criollo cattle are related to the Texas longhorn and known to use semi-arid rangelands more fully or efficiently, said Glenn Duff, Ph.D., superintendent at the Clayton Livestock Research Center and a ...

Imagine a cow that can tolerate the heat and eats relatively little grass - in other words, a cow that can thrive in the desert. Meet the Criollo, a cattle breed that was brought to America by ...

Criollo cattle are well-adapted to living in arid environments. Ed Fredrickson, left, a former researcher at the Jornada Experimental Range with expertise in range livestock nutrition and behavior and ...