A yak-cattle mix stands in Mathy's muddy field after a rainfall. It's one of 12 animals that make up the Union County farmer's herd. Ohio’s hairy Himalayans.

DENVER (AP) -- The yak has grazed in the highlands of Nepal and Tibet for centuries. If rancher Bob Hasse gets his way, thousands of the humpbacked, shaggy beasts will roam the American West, too.

A rancher near Pincher Creek is raising an unusual breed of beef that he says not only tastes delicious but also has several health benefits. Russ Friesen started breeding his cattle with Tibetan yaks ...

But he's actually part cow and part yak . "So he is out of our cow, but apparently a yak hooked up with her. No bison in him, just a spicy 'yattle!'" the TikToker explained.

Dzomo, the innovative cross-breed of yak and cattle, has emerged as a promising solution for yak herders in the lower elevation regions of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. This hybrid ...

Yaks only eat about a third of what cows eat, according to some advocates of yak ranching, and despite their heft, they're known for causing less damage to the environment as they forage.

CHENGDU, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- A new archaeological study has shown that inhabitants of the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau engaged in crossbreeding of yak and cattle in the high-altitude region at ...

Blake Mathys grew up on a central Ohio farm, going to exotic animal auctions with his father. They collected Scottish Highland cows, Jacob sheep and even peacocks. If it had fur or feathers, it was ...