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Make beef quality a dairy priority

by Macy Sarbacker Agri-View Dairy Editor
Nov 13, 2014
Nov 13, 2014

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“As a dairy producer, you’re a beef producer too, and a direct link to the food chain. Market cows are responsible for 18 percent of total ground beef production per year, enough to provide more than 28 quarter-pound burgers for every man, woman and child in the United States every year,” said Richard Wallace, senior veterinarian at Zoetis.

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