Article
Cull cow carcass traits and risk of culling of Holstein cows and 3-breed rotational crossbred cows from Viking Red, Montbéliarde, and Holstein bulls.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jan 2023
Piazza M, Berton M, Amalfitano N, Bittante G, Gallo L
Abstract excerpt
Culled dairy cows represent a considerable source of meat production, but their carcasses may vary greatly in quality because of the wide variation in the age, stage of lactation, breed, body condition, and other characteristics of the cows at slaughter. However, the effect of crossbreeding on the value of culled cows has so far received little investigation. The aim of this observational study was to compare a...
Topics
- Pregnancy
- Female
- Cattle
- Animals
- Male
- Lactation
- Milk
- Parity
- Phenotype
- Hybridization, Genetic
