Cattle produce more milk and meat, but they are not as good at adapting to the high-altitude environment as yak," Liu said. "Hybridization allows cattle to move high, and yak to move low at the ...

Cattle produce more milk and meat, but they are not as good at adapting to the high-altitude environment as yak,” Liu said. “Hybridization allows cattle to move high, and yak to move low at ...

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

DENVER (AP) -- The yak has grazed in the highlands of Nepal and Tibet for centuries. If rancher Bob Hasse gets his way, thousands of the humpbacked, shaggy beasts will roam the American West, too.

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.

Yak and cattle diverged approximately 4.9 million years ago 5. Despite anatomical and physiological differences, both species are raised in mixed herds in Central Asia and are maintained using ...

CHENGDU, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- 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 ...

Blake Mathys grew up on a central Ohio farm, going to exotic animal auctions with his father. They collected Scottish Highland cows, Jacob sheep and even peacocks. If it had fur or feathers, it was ...