Cloned yak weighed 33.5 kilograms at birth, significantly more than most newborn yaks, according to researchers.

The researchers zeroed in on this date using ancient DNA from a single male yak that lived alongside domestic cattle and yak-cattle hybrids in a settlement known as Bangga, a community in the ...

“Identifying domestic yak and yak-cattle hybrids at Bangga is not only essential to the understanding of the origin of this charismatic creature, the yak, but also informs us in general about ...

A yak-cattle mix stands in Mathy's muddy field after a rainfall. It's one of 12 animals that make up the Union County farmer's herd.

Yaks also require less care than cattle, ranchers say. Some ranchers have experimented with yak-cattle crossbreeds that retain many of the yak's traits.

For a systematic analysis of cattle introgression in the Mongolian yak population, we investigated Illumina BovineHD BeadChip genotyping data (∼ 777,000 SNPs) for 76 animals originating from ...

A new archaeological study has shown that inhabitants of the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau engaged in crossbreeding of yak and cattle in the high-altitude region at least 2,500 years ago.

Jeffree Star announced he's selling Yak meat from his Wyoming Star Yak Ranch. Many fans did not see it coming.

This practice of crossbreeding domestic yak with cattle is known to produce hybrids that combine yaks' endurance in harsh environments with the meat and milk-producing capabilities of cattle.