Study suggests Holstein dairy cows not harmed by producing beef crossbred calves

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Jun 12, 2024, 12:42 pm113 pts
Facing economic challenges, dairy farmers are increasingly crossbreeding some of their Holstein cows with beef breed bulls to add value to surplus calves born in their herds. In an analysis of almost 40,000 cows, a team of Penn State researchers found that carrying and birthing the larger crossbred beef calves…

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