Beef Genetics
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As the beef-on-dairy boom matures, genetic verification and carcass consistency are the new keys to capturing $53/head premiums and avoiding leaving $66,000 on the table annually in 2026.
Even after losing a major export market, the U.S. bovine genetics industry bounced back in 2025.
Beef-on-dairy calves are bringing in record prices, giving farms a welcome boost when milk markets are tight.
Acquisition strengthens Zoetis’ leadership in precision animal health by integrating Neogen’s global genomics capabilities, expanding predictive insights and individualized care worldwide.
Beef-on-dairy has rapidly evolved into a major contributor to the U.S. beef supply, reshaping how dairy and beef sectors work together and positioning itself as a lasting force in the marketplace.
Beef-on-dairy steers need better fiber than conventional cattle to perform their best.
The next phase of beef-on-dairy is all about creating a reliable, efficient supply chain.
As beef-on-dairy becomes more of the standard, disconnects between dairies and feedlots continue to challenge collaboration and performance.
How this California operation is turning genetics and data into profits by raising higher performing beef-on-dairy calves with its own Angus bulls.
Marshall shares how technology and collaboration can help beef and dairy producers raise more consistent, high-value cattle.
Dr. Taylor Engle of Four Star Veterinary Services shares how producers can improve calf health outcomes by rethinking everything from pre-birth to bunk.
As dairy producers increasingly use beef semen to capitalize on calf value, longer gestation lengths are straining pre-fresh pens, pushing the industry to rethink cow flow, facilities, and future genetics.
The beef cattle industry is evolving, and dairy producers are playing a pivotal role in that transformation.
How this Iowa dairy boosts their bottom line with genomics and crossbreeding.
The biggest impact of beef x dairy production is the blurring of the historical demarcation between beef and dairy sectors in the U.S.
Beef “recip” cows are extremely expensive to purchase. Could renting dairy uteruses be an avenue for beef producers to explore?
Since 2011, dairy cows evaluated using genetic testing has doubled every five years to exceed 1 million annually. That reduced sire generation interval to the point where genetic improvement is at the biological limit.
As beef-on-dairy animals within the feedlot system continue to rise, feedlots are craving two key pieces of information to help ensure these crossbred cattle thrive.
No matter when beef cross calves are being sold, steps can be taken to make them more marketable.
As milk prices continue to sink lower, more and more dairy producers are turning their attention to creating a healthy beef cross calf to generate additional income for their farms.
Scientists at Clay Center, Neb., have collaborated to produce the first gene-edited calf with resistance to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a virus that costs the U.S. cattle sector billions of dollars annually.
Meet one of the leading scientists in the world of livestock genetics. Dan Carlson of Minnesota-based Recombinetics is rewriting the future of genetic code of animals.
Vytelle and GrowSafe Systems, Ltd. announced the combining of their companies with the aim of accelerating genetic advances in bovine biotechnology.
Combining forces, the Select Sire Power, Inc. and Southeast Select Sires, Inc. will officially become one and renamed Premier Select Sires, Inc. effective Jan. 1, 2019.
The American Simmental Association and Holstein Association USA have come together in a first-of-its-kind branded program between beef and dairy breeds.