It's not black and white: Perspectives of Western Canadian beef farmers on dairy-beef production.

Non-replacement dairy calves (i.e., males and females not needed for milking herd replacement) can face multiple welfare challenges due to their low economic value in the dairy and beef industries. Incorporating beef genetics into dairy herd breeding programs has become common to produce beef-on-dai...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Bianca Vandresen, Daniel M Weary, Marina A G von Keyserlingk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330697