What's the beef? Opportunities for beef on dairy in New Zealand.

Over 2 million calves are produced from the dairy herd in NZ every year, some are either retained for herd replacements, or are raised and finished on dry stock farms. However, 1.8 million non-replacement calves are slaughtered annually at 4-7 days.

The opportunity for beef on dairy is to shift the value chain from dysfunctional to functional. If the end-product has a greater value, then financial participation and functionality increases for activities involved in creating, rearing, growing, processing, marketing, and delivering a beef product to the end consumer.