beef cattle research

First cattle enter new Umstead research barn, expanding NCDA&CS livestock technology

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After years of planning and construction, the new Vytelle barn at the Umstead Beef Unit in Butner has reached an important milestone. The first research project to utilize the barn is officially underway, meaning the barn now has cattle in it for the first time. The cows were moved into the barn in late April. … Read more

Research looks at whether surrogacy could lead to dairy cows producing beef offspring

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Whether you’re familiar with modern day cow breeding practices or not, you’d be tempted to call a new effort at some of the state’s research stations “next level.” The idea isn’t exactly brand new, but it certainly hasn’t been around long enough to be called “old” yet either. In fact, this new experiment at the … Read more