Beef production from the dairy herd: An analysis of mortalities

Abstract

Extract Utilization of surplus dairy animals for beef production has made notable progress in the past 2 to 3 years. In 1967 over 75,000 calves were reared for beef, increasing to about 150,000 in 1968 and probably more than 200,000 in 1969. This reflects, in part, the economic problems involved in international marketing of dairy products, but, in greater part, the accumulation and dissemination of technical knowledge derived from recent experimental work.