Performance and carcass quality of crossbred beef x Holstein bull and heifer calves in comparison with purebred Holstein bull calves slaughtered at 17 months of age in an organic production system

Volume: 223, Pages: 184 - 192
Published: May 1, 2019
Abstract
When crossbreeding with beef breeds in organic dairy herds, the use of non-sexed semen will results in both male and female offspring to be used for beef production. The objective of the present study was to compare growth and carcass characteristics of 15 Danish Holstein bull (HB) calves, 15 beef x Danish Holstein crossbred bull (CB) calves and 15 beef x Danish Holstein crossbred heifer (CH) calves reared under organic settings. As beef bred...
Paper Details
Title
Performance and carcass quality of crossbred beef x Holstein bull and heifer calves in comparison with purebred Holstein bull calves slaughtered at 17 months of age in an organic production system
Published Date
May 1, 2019
Volume
223
Pages
184 - 192
Citation AnalysisPro
  • Scinapse’s Top 10 Citation Journals & Affiliations graph reveals the quality and authenticity of citations received by a paper.
  • Discover whether citations have been inflated due to self-citations, or if citations include institutional bias.