The Beef-on-Dairy Strategy: Integrating Supply Chains for Sustainable Meat Production
Journal: Italian Journal of Animal Science
The "Beef-on-Dairy" practice (crossing dairy cows with beef bulls) is reshaping the cattle industry by using beef semen on dairy cows to produce crossbred calves with superior carcass merit compared to pure dairy males. This practice is not merely an economic opportunity for dairy farmers to valorize surplus calves; it represents a significant step towards a more sustainable global protein supply chain. By obtaining…