Holstein steers that get hormone implants grow faster than those that do not receive the implants, and they get as big as beef cattle breeds, according to Penn State researchers, who say that's good ...

Arlene Weyrauch feeds alfalfa cubes to Moose, a 3,000-pound Holstein steer, and other cows in West Valley on Thursday, May 14. (Casey Kreider photos/Daily Inter Lake) Moose flicks his tongue at the ...

Once upon a time, everyone hoped that the internet, instead of becoming a bottomless pit of iniquity, would be filled with good and interesting information about large cattle. And lo, it is. But the ...

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – As I stood in the midst of enormous Holstein steers leisurely munching hay at a spanking new barn at Farm Sanctuary in upstate New York, I thought about Knickers, the already ...

In this Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, photo, co-owner Ken Farley of Ferndale, Calif., and animal care supervisor Amanda Auston tend to Danniel, a giant Holstein steer, at the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, ...

An Oregon steer named Romeo was certified as the tallest in the world at a height of 6 feet, 4 inches tall. Photo courtesy of Misty Moore/Guinness World Records May 22 (UPI) --A 6-year-old Holstein ...

At a recent livestock auction at Central Livestock in Zumbrota, Minn., fed Holstein steers sold for about $30 less than fed beef steers. This sudden drop is unpleasant and costly for Holstein ...

Oct. 19 (UPI) --An Oregon animal sanctuary said a Holstein steer named Romeo might be the tallest in the world at 6 feet and 3 inches tall. The Welcome Home Animal Sanctuary in Creswell said they ...

SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Back to the country – $53. Best utility cows – $39 and $43.75. Best beef breed cows – $40 to $61. Medium cows – $35 to $39. Holstein steers – to $42. Beef breed steers – to $71. Top ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- If Holstein beef cattle are started at a lighter weight, they can be competitive in the beef market. That's the crux of the message Michigan State University Professor Steven Rust ...

A joke that made the rounds in the financially troubled 1980s involved a farmer who hauled two Holstein bull calves to his local livestock market. Not only did the calves fail to sell; an unknown ...