Low Birthweight Beef Bulls Compared with Jersey Bulls Do Not Impact First Lactation and Rebreeding of First-Calving Dairy Heifers—A Case Study in New Zealand

Low Birthweight Beef Bulls Compared with Jersey Bulls Do Not Impact First Lactation and Rebreeding of First-Calving Dairy Heifers—A Case Study in New Zealand

Dairy heifers in New Zealand are typically naturally mated by Jersey bulls to produce low-value non-replacement offspring sold for slaughter a few days after birth. Producing a beef-sired calf from a dairy heifer will increase the value of these calves for beef production but may compromise the subs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lucy Coleman, Natalia Martín, Penny Back, Hugh Blair, Nicolás López-Villalobos, Rebecca Hickson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Dairy
Subjects:
Angus
birth weight
calving
dairy-beef
beef-on-dairy
heifer
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2624-862X/3/1/7

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