Beef Production from Different Dairy Breeds and Dairy Beef Crosses

Chapter 1 Testing of Different Strains of Friesian Cattle in Poland. Beef Performance of F 1 Friesian Bulls Fattened Under Intensive Feeding Conditions to 450 kg or 550 kg of Live Weight

Chapter 2 Comparison of Beef Performance of Different Friesian Strains from Progeny Test Results in Ireland

Chapter 3 Danish Breeding Strategies for Milk and Beef Traits in Dairy and Dual Purpose Cattle Breeds

Chapter 4 A Note on the Comparison of Holsteins and Friesians for Growth, Feed Efficiency and Carcass Traits

Chapter 5 Meat Production of Holstein Friesians in Comparison to Dutch Friesians and Dutch Red and White

Chapter 6 Ability of Holstein-Friesian, Dutch Black and White And Belgian White-Red Bull Calves for Veal and Beef Production

Chapter 7 Relative Performance of Beef Breeds and Their Dairy Crosses in Ireland

Chapter 9 Comparison of Different Sire Breeds Crossed With Friesian Cows: Preliminary Results

Chapter 10 Beef Production in Danish Jersey: Charolais x Jersey Crossings

Chapter 11 Performance of Belgian White-Red Crossbreds Used for Beef Production — Preliminary Results

Chapter 12 Crossbreeding of Beef Bulls on Friesian Cows in Italy

Chapter 13 Fattening Performance and Slaughter Traits of Purebred and Crossed Young Bulls

Chapter 14 The Effect of Freezing on the Meat Colour of Purebred and Crossed Young Bulls

Chapter 15 Early Calving of Crossbred Heifers. 1. Comparison Between Animals Slaughtered Just After and Seven Months After First Calving

Chapter 16 Selection of Beef Bulls for Terminal Crossing in France

Chapter 17 Influence of Economic Weights and Population Structure on Selection Response of Milk and Beef Traits

Chapter 18 Progeny Testing of Dairy Bulls for Meat Production and Aggregation with Dairy Indices

Chapter 19 Comparison of Danish Friesian, Holstein Friesian and Red Danish for Beef Production

Chapter 20 Economic and Genetic Optimisation of Dual-Purpose Bull Testing and Selection

Chapter 21 The Economic Comparison Between the Holstein and Norman Breeds

Chapter 22 Use of Beef Breeds for Crossing on Dairy Herds in the Netherlands

Chapter 23 The Current Practice of Commercial Cross-Breeding in the UK with Particular Reference to the Effects of Breed Choice

Chapter 24 Beef Crossing on the Dairy Herd — Why does it Work in the British Isles and not in Germany?

Chapter 25 Current Efficiency of Embryo Transfer Procedures and their Potential for Increasing Beef Output from the Dairy Herd

Chapter 26 General Discussion

Chapter 27 Chairman’s Summary and Concluding Remarks