Genetic relationships between milk production, meat production, and cow size traits in Nordic Red dairy cattle.

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The beef-on-dairy approach, which uses surplus dairy calves for meat production, is considered environmentally sustainable and an efficient use of dairy resources. Inseminating dairy cows with beef semen improves the meat traits of dairy-origin beef; however, the focus on crossbreeding with beef sires often overlooks the role of the cow's genetics on meat traits and does not directly target genetic improvement of...

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