Beef on dairy cross is providing a great supplement to current beef demands. Photo: Kristy Nudds

Beef-on-dairy makes cattle market ripples

Beef-on-dairy means that things that have never weighed heavily on beef cattle prices before, like milk demand, are suddenly a bigger part of the equation, economist says

Beef-on-dairy calves are popular, but an economist flags potential market risks from that popularity. The Canadian veal industry has already felt them.


Kashfia Sailunaz, a member of Dalhousie’s Mooanalytica Research Group, records cow vocalizations at Sussex Dairy Farm using a field microphone and recorder setup to capture the animals’ emotional expressions.

Moo translator and methane measures: There’s an app for that

Canadian farmers can access two new app-based dairy farm tools from Dalhousie University: One analyzes cattle sounds, another promises farm-specific methane measurements

Dalhousie University researchers use artificial intelligence to create new dairy farm apps that analyze cattle sounds and measure methane.

North America has had a string of bad bird flu years, including widespread jump of the disease to dairy cattle in the U.S. last year.

Bird flu lessons help foot and mouth disease prevention

Animal Health Canada forum discusses lessons from HPAI outbreaks in U.S. dairy cattle, and how it could apply to future animal disease threats

Infectious livestock diseases like foot and mouth disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza require communication and strong, trusted partnerships, Animal Health Canada forum attendees hear.


Dairy cows could be fed differently and housed differently to help them age more productively.

Engemycin DD approved by Health Canada

Antibiotic from Merck Animal Health treats infections caused by bacteria sensitive to oxytetracycline in cattle, swine and sheep

Merck Animal Health has received approval for its new Category III antibiotic Engemycin DD for use in cattle, sheep and swine.



Manitoba spent a lot of effort in past decades to keep bovine tuberculosis out of the province’s cattle. In June 2025, the disease made a return in a Manitoba dairy. (Dairy cattle photographed above are unrelated to the recent bovine tuberculosis finding) Photo: File

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis, the province’s first bovine TB case in years

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive for the bacterial disease. It's the province's first bovine TB case in years.

Holstein dairy cattle in Canada line up for the camera.

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis, the province’s first bovine TB case in years

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive for the bacterial disease. It’s the province’s first bovine TB case in years.


The dairy cattle traceability system mandates white tags, but with more dairy cattle crossbreds moving into beef, there’s confusion about tag colours.

Are white ear tags shortchanging beef-on-dairy calves?

Are beef-on-dairy calf prices suffering because of their ear tags compared to what beef calves fetch at auction?

Are beef-on-dairy calf prices suffering compared to what beef calves fetch at auction because of their ear tags? Beef-on-dairy animals must be fitted with white DairyTrace tags, even if they’re bound for the meat market.

Beef-on-dairy lifts beef sector

Beef-on-dairy lifts beef sector

Dairy producers are using beef genetics to capture more value for their animals, and beef experts say it benefits both sectors

Dairy producers are using beef genetics to capture more value for their animals. Beef experts say it benefits both sectors.