Beef-on-Dairy International
Dunmasc: Finding That Sweet Spot Between Good Carcass Weight and Easy Calving
‘Over the last couple of years sexed dairy semen has continued to gain traction here in Ireland, with the top end of herds bred to top dairy bulls and the...
Belgian Blue Group (BBG) is active in more than 50 countries
‘Every market is different, and our primary goal is to deliver the best bull for every market,’ explains Simon Noppen of BBG. The BBG is active in more than 50...
Genes Diffusion: Long History of Selecting and Proving Bulls for Beef-On-Dairy
Genes Diffusion has nearly 50 years of tradition behind it’s beef-on-dairy program. Their product line for beef sires selected specifically for use over dairy cows is know as Safe. Bulls...
Synetics: Extra Focus on Sire Fertility and Calving Ease
For decades, Synetics and its partners have placed a lot of emphasis on the Beef-on-Dairy strategy. So that today no less than eight breeds – all tested based on field...
World Wide Sires: ProfitSource Branded Terminal Sires for the Beef-On-Dairy Market
Data, traceability, quality assurance and sustainability are all very important elements that have been built into every stage of the supply chain. ‘We now have over 35,000 carcass records from...
Early Beef-on-Dairy Start in the US
‘Beef-on-Dairy started a long time ago here. As soon as sexed semen was introduced, progressive dairy farmers started with beef-on-dairy. Four years ago that accelerated when calf growers started paying...
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...
STg: Elite Testing Program for Optimal Use of Beef-on-Dairy
The name says it all: ST stands for Sexing Technologies. This organization is one of the important pioneers in the area of sexing semen. Thanks to this technology, dairy farmers...
Interesting: Piedmontese!
Well known: Angus and Belgian-Blue are among the big names in the beef-on-dairy business. But those looking for an interesting and proven alternative will find a good candidate in the...
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...
BVN: Calving Ease an Important Trump Card for Fleckvieh Dual Purpose Sires
BVN, Germany’s largest Fleckvieh breeding program will host an open house on May 1. At the new sire facility in Neustadt a.d.Aisch, thousands of visitors will be presented with about...
Semex: ‘A Win-Win Situation for All of our Customers.’
Very recently (HI 03/2023), an HI article appeared about the beef-on-dairy program at Semex. At the same time, on the cover of this Beef-on-Dairy International section you see a popular...