Cows

Hebrew U team opens ‘barn’ door to affordable lab-grown beef as cow cells defy aging

Cultivated meat is grown directly from animal cells in a controlled environment. This may scare some, but it’s a safe and established technology that has been in development for over 100 years.

FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY of immortalized beef cells, mitochondria labeled green.
  CAPTION - PROF. AYAL KIMHI with friends on his moshav, Kfar Warburg.

Israeli cow breaks milk yield record as climate change cuts dairy output

 Illustrative image of a dairy cow.

600 cows return to rebuilt Kibbutz Kissufim dairy farm nearly two years later

 Please, belch less. An Angus stud.

What happens when you feed seaweed to Angus and Wagyu cows?


Development for diabetes: Cow in Brazil produces human insulin in milk

A brown cow from the south of Brazil has made history as the first transgenic cow capable of producing human insulin in her milk. The advancement could herald a new era in insulin production.

Milk poured in a glass (illustrative)

Australia stops ship carrying livestock from sailing around Africa to Israel

The MV Bahijah sailed from Australia for Israel on January 5 but abandoned passage through the Red Sea due to threat of attack by Houthis and was ordered home by the Australian government.

 Ship and tug boats are seen at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen February 1, 2017.

Israeli-Palestinian cooperation vital to preventing spread of disease in cattle - Hebrew U study

"The high transmission rate between the Palestinian Authority and Israel suggests that preventing Foot and Mouth Disease in both areas is of high interest for both of them.”

A cow opens its mouth during feeding at the Johann Dairy farm in Fresno, California, U.S. September 10, 2020. Picture taken September 10, 2020.

Israel's live animal imports increased by 220% over last decade

While many countries are discontinuing the practice of live animal shipments for slaughter Israel continues to import animals for slaughter on a massive scale.


Israel is headed towards self-inflicted ruin - opinion

Israel should take note of a cautionary tale from Africa.

 "No entry dictatorship" sign at Ben Gurion airport during the protests on July 11, 2023.

Moo-vement on Highway 1: Israel Police chief chases stray cow

The police commissioner swiftly arrived at the scene, seeking to manage the traffic and remove the cow from the road.

 Illustrative image of a dairy cow.

Israeli trial shows better milk quality in cows without antibiotics

Mileutis has developed a therapy to treat udder inflammation in cows without antibiotics.

 Illustrative image of a dairy cow.

Biomass of humans and cattle dwarfs that of wild mammals

Wild land mammals weigh less than 10% of the combined weight of humans and are outweighed by cattle and other domesticated mammals by a factor of 30.

 Fallow Deer, Forest of Dean

Calves need human contact for a happier life - study

In a new study, five minutes spent with humans reduced the duration of calves’ "abnormal behaviors" and increased their amount of rest after meals.

Calf (Illustrative)

Microbes in kangaroo feces could reduce methane from cows - study

After researchers added the baby kangaroo culture and a known methane inhibitor to the simulated stomach, it produced acetic acid – the main component of vinegar – instead of methane.

 An Australian grey kangaroo scratches its leg at Sydney's Taronga Zoo December 6, 2005.