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The importance of genetics when maximising beef from the dairy herd

Beef bred calves from the dairy herd make up a large proportion of the UK鈥檚 beef industry, but how can farmers use improved genetics to maximise their value.

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
clock 鈥� 4 min read
The importance of genetics when maximising beef from the dairy herd

Beef bred calves from the dairy herd make up a large proportion of the UKs beef industry, but how can farmers use improved genetics to maximise their value. With beef from the dairy herd accounting...

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