Displaying items by tag: bobby calves

A Māori-owned agribusiness helping to turn a long-standing animal welfare and waste issue into a high-value protein stream for the dairy and red meat sectors wants more industry support.

Massey University has begun trialling the use of superior beef genetics in its two dairy farms as part of Beef + Lamb New Zealand's dairy beef progeny test.

On the farm, bobby calves must be given the same degree of care as every other calf on the farm.

Alliance Group is lifting processing capacity by 24% ahead of an expected increase in bobby calf volumes.

Dairy farmers in the upper North Island are worried they may need to unprofitably carry bobby calves through to higher weights if they can no longer be slaughtered.

Labour-strapped meat processors are bracing for a big jump in calves arriving from dairy farms as Fonterra's new rules around bobby calves kicks in.

OPINION: The dairy industry has been under the spotlight for its bobby calves trade.

Advice for transporting bobby calves this season.

The versatility of Holstein Friesians is being credited with allowing a young South Canterbury couple to produce zero bobby calves.

Bobby calves are showing up at processors in much better condition than before 2016 when the new handling rules took effect.