Beef on dairy has been in the news over the past few years as dairy farmers search for ways to add value to their businesses. In today’s episode Brady Hicks with Simplot Animal Sciences, along with Nampa, Idaho, dairy farmer Joe Stewart to talk about using full beef embryos to take advantage of this trend and create new revenue opportunities for dairy farmers. Learn more at herdflex.com.

Here is a breakdown of the episode:

• Who is Brady Hicks and Simplot Animal Sciences. [~0:41]
• Using Beef embryos in a targeted breeding protocol [~2:10]
• Criteria for sire selection for beef embryos. [~3:15]
• Partnership with Select Sires [~3:50]
• Training embryo technicians [~4:50]
• Ongoing research [~6:50]
• How can you learn more? [~8:05]
• How can these embryos be integrated into a dairy’s system [~8:59]
• How long have you need using Beef embryos? [~11:02]
• How are embryos incorporated into your breeding program [~12:20]
• Conception rate of the embryos [~14:04]
• What do you do with the resulting calves? [~14:24]
• Performance of beef dairy cross cattle vs full beef embryo calves [~15:57]
• How are you marketing your beef? [~17:50]
• Conclusions [~19:36]

This episode is sponsored by Simplot Animal Sciences.

Simplot's Animal Sciences team uses an innovative approach to provide advanced reproductive solutions for beef and dairy cattle producers to improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability in a changing market. Combining extensive experience in agribusiness with the latest in reproductive solutions, the Animal Sciences team developed the innovative SimVitro™-branded platform for improving genetics and reproductive efficiency in dairy and beef cattle.