The use of beef semen on dairy cows is a recent change in the dairy industry to increase revenue and likely profitability for dairy operations.
Traditional dairy steer calves had relatively less value, but by employing sex-sorted beef semen on dairy cows that are not candidates to produce replacement dairy heifers, the outcome is a steer calf with additional value when fed and turned into beef.
However, this shift in the use of beef semen in the dairy industry is not always seen as favorable by the beef industry because it increases overall beef supplies.
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