Beef on dairy
Synetics: One of the biggest, and certainly one of the most diverse BOD lineups
With over eight million doses of semen sold, of which three million went to the international market, the German-French breeding program of Synetics counts as one of the biggest players...
Substantial and Useful Beef-on-Dairy Experience at KI Samen
At the Dutch AI company KI Samen, they are clear about the future prospects for beef-on-dairy: ‘The average age of milking cows needs to increase, and therefore herd turnover rates...
Cogent: A Beef-on-Dairy Strategy Already Since 2009!
Beef-on-dairy is absolutely not a new phenomenon at the British AI company Cogent. ‘We launched our beef-on-dairy program in 2009 in order to ensure that we could make the right...
NCBC: Testing Beef-on-Dairy for Ten Years Already
For ten years already, the National Cattle Breeding Centre (NCBC) has operated the largest beef-on-dairy program in Ireland, for Munster Bovine, Progressive Genetics and Ireland Genetics. ‘The Irish dairy herd...
Beef-On-Dairy: Semex Breeds a Nr.1 Indexing Beef Bull from Their Internal Program
Semex offers it’s popular Elevate genomic testing program to help dairy producers choose the females to breed with sexed semen to produce herd replacements, diverting other females to be bred...
Van de Plashoeve: Source of Dutch Blue for Beef-on-Dairy
With 45 active AI sires at thirteen different breeding companies in their homeland and abroad, Morsink Dutch Blue is a significant source for the Beef-on-Dairy sector. For more than twenty...
The French Breed INRA-95 was Produced Specifically for Use on Dairy Cows
Good early growth, extra muscularity in the hindquarter, and smaller calves to promote calving-ease; the breeding goals for the INRA-95 have been clear right from the start. This is one...
Beef-on-Dairy Programs: Swissgenetics
The surge in use of beef bulls on lower genetic merit dairy cows continues to grow, and part of the evolution in this market is the use of male sexed...
Beef-on-Dairy Programs: Masterrind
The surge in use of beef bulls on lower genetic merit dairy cows continues to grow, and part of the evolution in this market is the use of male sexed...
Beef-On-Dairy: Growing Interest in Angus Genetics
Angus has become the dominant breed in a number of major beef-producing countries around the globe. Effective marketing and breed improvement programs have helped to grow market share. Now that...
Beef-on-Dairy at Cogent: Strategic Use of Male Sexed Beef Semen
‘By the end of 2022 we expect figures to show that over 60% of beef produced in the UK comes from dairy herds,’ explains Cogent beef program manager Boomer Birch....
Beef-on-Dairy Programs: AI Kampen & Dunmasc Genetics.
The surge in use of beef bulls on lower genetic merit dairy cows continues to grow, and part of the evolution in this market is the use of male sexed...