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This article originally appeared on AgProud.com on September 18, 2024
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Introduction
Creating beef-on-dairy calves can add additional revenue to your dairy operation, but if considering transitioning from a dairy operation to beef enterprise, there are several points to consider. This includes nutrition management, evaluating handling facilities, stockmanship and more…
Authors
William Halfman
Ryan Sterry
Regional Dairy Educator / Professor – Ryan Sterry is a Regional Livestock Educator and Professor with the University of Wisconsin – Madison Division of Extension covering Chippewa, Dunn, and Eau Claire Counties. His educational programming and research focuses on beef and dairy genetics and reproduction and Beef x Dairy crossbreeding.
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