Pasture-based veal production may offer an option of raising male calves from dairy herds that is ethicallyjustifiable and combines potential benefits in terms of resource efficiency and ecosystem serviceswhen compared to conventional indoor systems. This study evaluated the performance of 72 veal calvesfrom three genotypes: Brown Swiss, Limousin × Brown Swiss, and Swiss Fleckvieh, raised across fourenvironments: a control group housed indoors and three grazing systems—intensive grasslands, permanentgrasslands, and alpine grasslands. Significant differences were observed in performance metricsbased on production system and genotype. Carcass weights differed significantly among farms, withthe indoor housed calves yielding the heaviest carcasses with 102 ± 9.4 kg compared to the grazinganimals with values of 92 ± 9.4 kg for the intensive, 85 ± 13.2 kg for permanent and 92 ± 10.3 kgfor alpine grassland. Average daily weight gain (ADG) also varied notably by location, with indoorcalves achieving the highest ADG and calves at permanent grasslands the lowest ADG values. Genotypeeffects on meat quality were significant, with Swiss Fleckvieh calves exhibiting darker and moretender meat. These findings underscore the influence of production systems and genotype on growthand meat quality traits in veal production.