Dairy farmers find financial advantage in breeding lower-tier females to beef sires, resulting in calves worth more at market than purebred dairy calves.

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% of dairy farms are now ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Raising beef on dairy-crossed cattle is starting to have a significant impact on the beef market. For the past five to six years, beef on dairy cattle have become more common in ...

Dairy cows are embracing a new job assignment as incubators that fill the U.S. fed beef supply pipeline. Purina Animal ...

The Oklahoma State University Beef Extension program will host five Rancher’s Thursday Lunchtime Series sessions in April and May. The hourlong webinars will focus on research updates now available on ...

Crossbreeding should be one of the variables commercial beef producers give consideration to in their breeding program. Scott Greiner, extension beef specialist at Virginia Tech, says crossbreeding ...

Crossbreeding is a readily available tool that beef producers can use to increase feeder calf performance and value. Dr. Scott Greiner, Extension Beef Specialist at Virginia Tech presents the ...

Any dog owner will tell you that there is a decision to be made when selecting a new pet: Is it better to get a purebred dog or one that comes from a mixed genetic heritage? For pet owners, the ...

As cattle producers continually strive to do more with less, industry experts from coast to coast and border to border have been offering similar advice lately. “It’s time to rediscover crossbreeding, ...

Innovative breeders in the western U.S. and Canada have been experimenting with bison-cattle crosses for a long time, starting with some of the early ranchers in the western states and some of the ...