Peru: INIA achieves birth of F1 calf with high genetic quality in Huaral

The F1 calf is the new calf with high genetic quality that was born in Huaral through embryo transfer promoted by the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA). This specimen, whose birth was registered at the Donoso Agrarian Experimental Station, is the product of crossing the Gyr and New Zealand Holstein breeds, which have provided rusticity, average body conformation and quality in milk production, respectively. This fusion of characters makes F1 able to resist high temperatures and tropical diseases. It also offers good meat quality and the ability to produce milk with ...