Recently, the American Angus Association announced that their genetic subsidiary, Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI), has received a $4.85 million research grant to study the impact genetics may have on methane emissions and overall feed efficiency in cattle. AGI will be joining several other research partners, including the University of New England in Australia, the Beef and Lamb New Zealand Genetics and Ag Research in New Zealand, Scottish Rural University in the United Kingdom and the Teagsac and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation in Ireland to examine the genotypes and phenotypes of more than 10,000 animals.

Over the weekend, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced they would be suspending live cattle, bison and horse imports from Mexico due to the rapid resurgence and spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS). 

Mother’s Day is around the corner, and the Angus breed is setting out to solve the age old question: Which breed of cattle produce the best mothers? By the end of the month, we may just begin to have our answer.