Episode 27: Dairy-Beef: Shifting from the Parlour to the Feedlot

Across the country, a growing number of dairy-beef cross calves sourced from Canada and the United States are appearing in Canadian feedlots, a sight that has raised understandable concern for many cow-calf producers. One of these concerns has been how their feeder calves will compete for feedlot spaces against less expensive dairy-beef crosses.

 

Relevant links: 

Dairy-Beef: Shifting From the Parlour to the Feedlot (article)

Producing Dairy-Beef: Starting Off on the Right Hoof (article)

Carcass Grading (webpage)

Optimizing Feedlot Efficiency (webpage) 

Extended Grazing (webpage)