Beef Industry Flashcards
How many breeds of beef is there?
80
Define: Bos Taurus
European bloodline
Define: Bos Indicus
Indian and African bloodline
What are “Black Angus” known for?
Really good mothers
Good marbling to the meat
Naturally poled
What are “Red Angus” known for?
Being more heat tolerant than black angus
What are “Charolais” known for?
Polled or horned
Docile
Temperature hardy
What are “Herefords” known for?
Polled or horned
Bred to be good at converting grass into a lean muscle product
“Bos Taurus”
What are “Simmental” known for?
Draft animals
higher yield of meat
less fat
What are “Brahma” known for?
Heat tolerant
Tolerant to insect pest
Very Temperamental
Hybrid Breed: Brangus
5/8 angus, 3/8 brahma
black, polled, resistant to high heat, duality meat
What is a cows gestation length?
283 days
At what weight do farmers wean calves? How old?
500-700 LBS (6-9 months old)
Stocker/backgrounding producers
Purchased weaned calves
Growth period - (90-120 days)
Raise calves on forage and high concentrated diet
Health Management
Market calves to feedlots (700-1000 lbs)
Background/stocker
- Keep them up for 21 days or so
- Free choice mineral
- Administer vaccines upon arrival
- Booster everything about 21 days after previous vaccine
- Cattle goes to the market around 875 LBS
Preconditioning calves
45-day period
Wean, vaccinate, deworm, dehorn, castrate
