>>Beef-Dairy Cow Hybrids Are Here for VA Ag Producers
(Undated) -- Traditional Virginia ag producers will tell you that the traits of beef and dairy cattle are different, but now they can be found together in one animal. Rebecca Hughes explains.Preview: Wrap Script:
(sound offtop)Preview: Olivia Genther-Shroeder of Purina says with fewer ranchers raising fewer cows, some producers are...Preview: She says it adds value to the dairy cattle because they typically bring half the cost of beef bovine.Preview: Combining genetics also allows for great marbling of the meat, reduced days on feed, and larger carcasas yields putting more meat into the global food supply.
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With fewer Virginia ranchers raising fewer cattle, some producers are breeding beef cattle with dairy cows to create a hybrid animal.Preview: Olivia Genther-Shroeder of Purina says these bovine can be brought to harvest by 13-14 months of age.