AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Longhorn cattle have a hybrid global ancestry, according to a study by University of Texas at Austin researchers published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

The first cows brought to the Americas by explorer Christopher Columbus originated from two extinct wild beasts from India and Europe, a new genetic analysis shows. Because the breeds analyzed, ...

Darol Dickinson was born in 1942 in Fort Worth, Texas, and has led a life as colorful as his Texas Longhorn cattle. He’s been an artist, illustrator, photographer, writer, cattle breeder, cattle judge ...

HORTOBAGY, Hungary — On the Great Hungarian Plains, the only mad cows are testy longhorns protecting gangly calves from curious tourists. Mean and rangy, the ancient breed produces less meat and milk ...

The first cows brought to the Americas by explorer Christopher Columbus originated from two extinct wild beasts from India and Europe, a new genetic analysis shows. Because the breeds analyzed, ...

The adult Lowline Angus stand so low at the wash rack that they look like a cattle version of Hobbits. Over in the beef barn, the Longhorns clank their ample appendages against the gates as they are ...

When an 800-pound cow stares you down, you take notice. When she's a new mother with a pair of two-foot horns pointed in your direction because you're a bit closer to her calf than she likes, you ...

Long ago, longhorns built the foundations of the American beef industry in areas of the country most cattle just couldn’t take. Today, the breed is adaptable to many environments and carries with it ...

Freckles eagerly plucked a treat from Don Wiens' outstretched hand at Angel Hill Farm in Kennewick. The large animals also like to be scratched behind their horns. "You can see how wild they are," ...

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The Texas longhorn is a lot like a World War II jeep; if you see one in person, you just have to stop and look, just like thousands do every year at the National Western ...

Jeremy Kronz ducks and dodges as he sprinkles nugget treats around the grassland for Texas Longhorn cattle to gobble up. The Barberry Farm manager has grown accustomed to the timing when the cattle ...