On-farm Management Considerations for Crossbred Dairy Cattle, part 1 of session 3 

In the spring of 2021, Garth Ruff, Ohio State University Extension Beef Field Specialist, and Jerad Jaborek, Feedlot Systems Extension Educator at Michigan State University, hosted a three part webinar series on management considerations for beef sired calves from dairy cows. This third session on May 5th focused on a compilation of management considerations involved in successfully utilizing beef sires on dairy cows. In this first half of the third webinar presentation, Jerad Jaborek details sire selection considerations, selecting those dairy females that should be bred to beef bulls, incorporating sexed semen into the management strategy, colostrum management for the newborn, nutritional considerations from birth through the feedlot phase, and a review of the various marketing options for beef sired dairy calves.