Which herd do you think will yield more consistent animals?

2. Unit 4.1a Uniformity, Consistency & Scheduling Animal ProductsThis powerpoint presentation is a companion resource to the ‘Baskets to Pallets Teaching Manual’ available at smallfarms.cornell.eduPlease see ‘Module 4: Production’ for additional teaching resources. Which herd do you think will yield more consistent animals?

3. When direct marketing, you are dealing with one interaction between you the producer, and one client or customer

4. With wholesale marketing, you must have consistent groups of animals or products that will appeal to wholesale buyers, and on their schedules. A group of lambs born during the same time frame contributing to uniform carcasses

5. In order to get groups of animals to yield consistent sizes and products several considerations and management practices may have to be altered

6. Birthing window periods need to be shortened, and correct sire animal management and breeding seasons can contribute

7. High quality feeds must be made available to groups of animals that can produce consistent and predictable growth rates, and to bring animals to slaughter weights in a timely fashion.

8. Management protocols will need to be more uniform, such as worming, dehorning, castration, tail docking

9. Producers must have access to livestock transportation services

10. Working cooperatively with other producers to pool animals into larger, more uniform groups can offer appealing opportunities for wholesale buyers. For example, the Cornell Beef Program feeder calf pooling project