Ever wondered what the bovine version of Arnold Schwarzenegger would look like? Probably not! But there is, in fact, a cattle breed that looks like a bovine bodybuilder on steroids. The name of this ...

FOR the first year ever, the Belgian Blue Cattle Society of Ireland will be displaying Belgian Blue/dairy cow cross-bred animals on its stand. The society says that, with pressure on profits in the ...

Nevan McKiernan reports on the first weekend of the Carrick Winter Fair, where breeding heifers sold for as high as €16,000.

A €40,000 rise in weanling sales this year highlights the payoff from careful breeding and management on the Gallaghers’ farm in Co Sligo, where top-quality weanlings are produced for international ...

THE Belgian blue is an ugly but tasty cow that has 40% more muscle than it should have. It is the product of random mutation followed by selective breeding—as, indeed, are all domesticated creatures.

Braeburn Factor Amy’s interbreed win at the Royal Norfolk left her owner Bill Doig speechless. The Ayrshire second-calver produced 8870kg in her first lactation. Beautiful Belgian Blue beef ...

Cows sold to 317p/kg for a Blonde d'Aquitaine at 750kg (£2380) and to a top of £2870 per head for a Belgian Blue at 980kg (293p/kg). Heifers sold to 600p/kg for a Limousin at 280kg (£1680) and to a ...