Dairy farmers in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, are struggling to protect their cows from the impact of hot weather.

TOKYO, Nov. 21 -- Japanese officials announced today that a second cow was infected with "mad cow" disease, the brain-wasting illness that has devastated herds in Europe but had not been detected in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: :: Tochigi, Japan Soaring temperatures in Japan have forced cattle breeder Yuki Tamura to use unusual methods to keep her ...

TOKYO - A dairy cow has tested positive for mad cow disease in the Chiba area of Japan, near Tokyo, the agriculture ministry said today, signalling the first case reported in Asia. However, ministry ...

MATSUZAKA (dpa) – Mikichi Kubo shoves a beer bottle into the mouth of his cow, and the farmer has to hold firmly on to it, because the animal is guzzling at it so strongly. The cow is drinking “Kirin ...

For decades, farmers have used pesticides to protect livestock from biting flies, but what if a paintbrush could do part of ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The first suspected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Japan should serve as another warning for the U.S. meat industry to increase safeguards against the stealthy, ...

Hunters in Japan's remote north have killed an elusive and infamous brown bear nicknamed "Ninja" that attacked at least 66 cows, officials said Tuesday. The exploits of "OSO18" — as the bear was named ...