The production of surplus male offspring illustrates a socioethical concern in the dairy industry. In this article, we highlight the animal health and welfare implications of production outputs for surplus dairy calves, namely veal production, dairy calf to beef production, and euthanasia. Moreover, we present a pilot study focus on exploring the perception of key industry actors within the dairy industry in Ireland regarding the use of sexed semen as a mitigation strategy to reduce the production of surplus male dairy calves. A pilot survey was completed by farmers (n = 6), veterinarians (n = 17), and dairy farm advisors (n = 11). All the veterinarians, 80% of the farmers, and 62% of the advisors believed that the use of sexed semen had a positive influence on herd welfare. All participants identified the same barriers to the implementation of sexed semen: lower conception rate, lower availability, and higher cost. The reviewed literature highlights the importance of tailored communication to support knowledge exchange between stakeholders and key industry actors such as dairy farmers, their veterinarians, and advisors. Research to understand stakeholders' perception is pivotal to address socioethical concerns such as the surplus male dairy calves.

过剩雄性后代的产生说明了乳制品行业的社会伦理问题。在本文中，我们强调了剩余奶牛的生产产出对动物健康和福利的影响，即小牛肉生产、奶牛犊到牛肉生产和安乐死。此外，我们提出了一项试点研究，重点探讨爱尔兰乳制品行业中主要行业参与者对使用有性精液作为减少剩余雄性奶牛犊产量的缓解策略的看法。农民完成了一项试点调查（ n = 6), 兽医 ( n = 17) 和奶牛场顾问 ( n = 11）。所有兽医、80% 的农民和 62% 的顾问都认为使用有性精液对牛群福利有积极影响。所有参与者都发现了实施有性精液的相同障碍：受孕率较低、可用性较低和成本较高。回顾的文献强调了量身定制的沟通对于支持利益相关者和奶农、兽医和顾问等关键行业参与者之间知识交流的重要性。研究了解利益相关者的看法对于解决社会伦理问题（例如过剩的雄性奶牛犊）至关重要。