Transporting newborn calves long distances has welfare challenges. On some dairies, beef on dairy calves are reared for several months on the dairy before they are sold to feedlots. Another ...

At most, traditional dairy farms calves are separated from their mothers within 24 hours of their birth. It allows farmers to collect the milk that the calves would naturally drink and sell it to be ...

Hy Plains Feedyard has worked with experts to improve beef-on-dairy calves' carcass quality through genetic selection.

Business trends in the beef industry and cattle cycle are impacting breeding choices in both the beef realm and dairy segment. Both sides could benefit from the diversification opportunities it ...

As beef-on-dairy becomes more of the standard, disconnects between dairies and feedlots continue to challenge collaboration ...

Beef-on-dairy crossbreeding is the latest step in the evolution of dairy genetics and is now a key driver of the U.S. supply of both beef and dairy cattle. Some 72 percent of dairy farms are now ...

A dairy cow giving birth to extremely rare quadruplet calves has been described as "unheard of" by farm staff. The bull and three heifers arrived fit and healthy at Calcourt Farms in Wernllwyd, Powys.

The sacred Punganur cow, revered for centuries in the Tirupati temple region and treasured for its exceptionally rich milk, ...

A growing number of dairies are breeding some of their cows—the ones they don’t plan to raise replacement heifers from--to beef bulls, using semen from Angus or Charolais. The beef-dairy cross calves ...

Laelie, a Jersey dairy cow, will be part of the Nativity scene in this year’s “Road to Bethlehem” tour. Morning and evening, ...