The I-29 Moo University 2024 Dairy Webinar Series continues from 12 to 1 p.m. May 9 and features a discussion on crossbreeding systems to improve profitability of dairy farms. Brad Heins, professor of ...

Riverview L.L.P., with its 30,000 dairy cows, is trying a new twist in its breeding program: Beef genetics. The change so far is implemented only in its Jersey dairy site at Riverview Dairy in Morris, ...

Crossbreeding, along with the widespread use of sexed semen, is helping stabilize beef supply while creating a reliable revenue stream for dairy producers. The article examines the rapid expansion of ...

Philadelphia, August 24, 2020 - Since 1960, Holstein dairy cows have exhibited a substantial decline in fertility, with serious economic consequences for farmers. Genetic selection programs in the ...

The June Beef on Dairy Dialogue webinar series will continue at noon CDT on Tuesday, June 16, featuring Kendall Swanson, ...

MORRIS -- Riverview LLP with its 30,000 dairy cows is trying a new twist in its breeding program: Beef genetics. The change so far is implemented only in its Jersey dairy site at Riverview Dairy in ...

Early adopters of crossbreeding as a tool to produce the right kind of cow for their block-calving, grazing-based systems, found that longer term breeding strategies could become haphazard. Selecting ...

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With expert opinion divided on the merits of crossbreeding dairy cows, we discuss the pros and cons with two farmers Crossbred debate rages on. The debate on whether crossbreeding is the way forward ...

Robin Aswani has a “good” Zebu cow; good in the sense that it produces relatively high quantity of milk compared to other cows in its league. Mr Aswani wishes to milk more from this Zebu cow but he ...