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Beef Cattle- Grand Challenges: Production Systems Flashcards

1
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Single largest money-generating commodity in all of agriculture in recent times?

A

Beef industry

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Beef industry share in agriculture?

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18%

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How much money is the beef industry averaging?

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68 billion dollars annually

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4
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Share what percent of all animal agriculture total farm receipts?

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39%

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5
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Beef cow inventory?

A

30 million cows in 2022

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Approx. how many beef cattle operations in U.S?

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730k

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With ____ of the world population

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4.4%

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How many cattle does U.S. have of world population?

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6%

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9
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The U.S. produces approx. what of the world’s meat from cattle?

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18%

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Structure of Beef Industry

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  1. Seedstock Production
  2. Cow-Calf Production
  3. Feedlot/Finishing Operation
  4. Stocker (Yearling) Operation
  5. Replacement Heifers
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Only segment that does NOT produce animals whose primary use is for meat consumption?

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Seedstock Production

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Primary goal of Seedstock Production?

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To produce breeding stock (purebred or controlled crossbred) that produce the parent generation of cattle for commercial calf producers

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Product of greatest demand in Seedstock Production?

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Bulls

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What will happen to animals produced in this segment? When?

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Slaughtered for food, but only for salvage value at the end of a productive life

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Cow-Calf Production goal

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Raising a cow that at two years of age has a calf that is raised about 6 months and then sold to another individual who puts more weight on the animal

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Needs for a Cow-Calf Production

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Land (both for grazing and hay production), fences, corral & headgate, equipment

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17
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How much will a beef cow consume each year?

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5 tons of forages per year, one half a square bale per day a year

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If a beef cow eats its normal amount it will produce a weaned calf weighing..?

A

500 pounds

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When are calves weaned (removed from cow)?

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6 months of age

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What does weaning cause?

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Noisy, possible calf break-out, need sturdy fences

21
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Weaning methods

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Total separation, fence line weaning, nose plates

22
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Weaning stress

A

Wean healthy/vaccinated cattle

23
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Feeding to reduce weaning stress

A

Feed them a low grain (high roughage (fiber) diet), have them started on grain through creep feed

24
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What should have occurred long before weaning?

A

Castration and dehorning

25
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How much do weaned/stocker calves weigh taken in by Feedlot/Finishing?

A

600-850 pounds BW

26
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What is harvesting weight?

A

Around 1200 pounds BW

27
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How long does Feedlot/Finishing Operation last?

A

120-150 days

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Needs for Feedlot/Finishing Operation?

A

Source of fiber (Hay/Silage/Grass/Grains), strong fences, facilities, market

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Stocker (Yearling) Calf Operators goals

A

To produce the heaviest calves possible with the least cost

30
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What type of feed is given in Stocker (Yearling) Calf Operators? Why?

A

Forage base because it is lowest cost feed source

31
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What operator could also be a Stocker Calf Operator?

A

Cow-Calf Operator

32
Q

Is the number of beef cattle operations increasing or decreasing?

A

Decreasing

33
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Are the remaining operations getting larger or smaller?

A

Larger

34
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Which operations are especially getting larger?

A

Seedstock operations, feedlot operations, and beef packers

35
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What is happening among beef industry segments?

A

Seeing increase amount of communication, cooperation, and coordination

36
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What terms are being used regarding beef industry segments?

A

Alliance, vertical cooperation, vertical coordination

37
Q

Value added products at retail (Beef, pork, poultry)

A

Beef: Low, but increasing
Pork: Moderate and increasing
Poultry: High

38
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New product development (Beef, pork, poultry)

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Beef: Moderately increasing
Pork: Moderately increasing
Poultry: Slowly increasing

39
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Brand marketing (Beef, pork, poultry)

A

Beef: Low, but increasing
Pork: Moderate
Poultry: High

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Capital $ (Beef, pork, poultry)

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Beef: Varies by production stage
Pork: Moderate, but shared
Poultry: Moderate, but shared

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Risk (Beef, pork, poultry)

A

Beef: High
Pork: Moderate
Poultry: Moderate

42
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Control of quantity, quality, consistency (Beef, pork, poultry)

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Beef: Loose, but increasing
Pork: Moderate and increasing
Poultry: Tight

43
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Managment skills needed (Beef, pork, poultry)

A

Beef: High
Pork: Moderate
Poultry: Low

44
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Trend/concerns with workforce

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Farm/ranch hand population is aging with little interest by younger generation to enter industry

45
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Trends/concerns with land

A

Transferred out of agriculture. Development and recreational use of former cattle grazing lands and farms

46
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Trends/concerns with energy costs

A

Freight and transportaion costs increases

47
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Trends/concerns with participation costs

A

Increasing capital requirements to participate in industry

48
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Trends/concerns with consumers

A

Reliance on emotion vs. science-based facts

49
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Trends/concerns with cow herd/supply

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Decreasing in U.S. and globally

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