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Beef Cattle

Beef Cattle. Mr. Bailey Agri-science. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+importance+of+evaluating+animals+in+the+livestock+industry&view=detail&mid=BE1ABE95516E78A424C4BE1ABE95516E78A424C4&first=0&FORM=NVPFVR. Identify the Differences Between the Two!.

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Beef Cattle

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  1. Beef Cattle Mr. Bailey Agri-science http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+importance+of+evaluating+animals+in+the+livestock+industry&view=detail&mid=BE1ABE95516E78A424C4BE1ABE95516E78A424C4&first=0&FORM=NVPFVR

  2. Identify the Differences Between the Two!

  3. Best Indicator of a Country’s Wealth? • An affluent diet is a symbol of wealth • Affluent diet includes animal protein • When incomes are high people tend to buy more meat

  4. Beef and the Livestock Industry • 38% of total income in the livestockand poultry marketing comes from beef • Marketing behind “Certified” programs • 51 % black and 50% Angus • 100% of the animal is used • Bone/Blood meal, kidneys, tongue, tail, liver and tripe (intestines)

  5. Beef Breeds Braham Charolais Hereford Black Simmental Wagyu Limousin

  6. Beef Operations • Cow/calf production • Cows breed every year to produce calves (Typically small herds) 2. Purebred Producers • Registered pure bred animals 3. Cattle Feeders • Feeds animals for slaughter

  7. Leading Beef Producing States • Texas has more cattle than any state in the United States with 13.2 million cattle • Kentucky has more cattle than any state east of the Mississippi River with 2.1 million

  8. Beef Production Advantages: Disadvantages: • Beef utilizes roughages that would otherwise waste • Labor requirements may be low • There is a high demand for meat • Cattle feeding is a high risk business • It takes longer to develop a cattle herd and increase numbers than it does other livestock

  9. Why can Cattle Digest Roughage? • Cattle are ruminate animals • So are sheep and goats • Ruminate – having four compartments inside one stomach • Their stomachs have extra bacteria to digest cellulose found in plants

  10. Beef Breed – Angus

  11. Dairy Breed – Holstein

  12. Exit Slip • Name the three beef production systems used in the beef industry. • Describe a beef cow/calf operation.

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