Livestock Production Systems Flashcards
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Beef Cattle Industry
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- Cow Calf
- Stocker
- Feedlot
- Seed stock
2
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Cow Calf
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- large range production in which producers maintain cow herd year round (market calves, retain replacement females, over 90% use bulls instead of AI
- efficiency is based on pounds of product produced per cow
- genetics are blended leading to lack of uniformity
3
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Cow Calf Selection Goals
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- Fertility
- Weaning Weight
- Cow efficiency
- Adaptability
- Quality product produced efficiently
4
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Stocker
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- Weaning weight: 600-850 lbs
- WW, weather and grain prices are determining factors as to where cattle go
- Roughage based diets (available forage)
cheap gain (wheat pasture, improved pasture, silage)
5
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Stocker
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- lightweight, thin cattle
- selection factors
- price
- growth potential
- health
6
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Feedlot
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- high energy (concentrate) corn/milo
- feed by products to keep price down
- normally 120-150 days on feed reach 1100#
- located in dry areas close to resources
*profit potential
-ADG
-Feed Efficiency - Health- death loss
7
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Feedlot continued
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- influencing factors
- quality
- yield
- dressing %
*commercial (87%) - many feeding options
- farmer < 1000 head
8
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Cactus Feeders
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- 520,000 hd
- 10 feed yards in TX and KS
- 25,000 hd in Argentina
- market over one million hd per year
9
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Seedstock
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- specialized cow calf system
- high investment in facilities and management
- advertisement,show ring, magazines, etc.
- develops extremities of emphasis on particular traits of selection
10
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Beef cattle issues
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- food safety
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- hormonal implants / growth promotants
- feed additives
- antibiotics
- organic vs normal
- grain vs grass fed
*industry integration - imports
11
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Dairy industry facts
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- one dairy cow = $14,000 ecominc impact
- value of all milk products sold from US dairy farms is more than $35.91 billion
90% milk
10% from calves, cows, and crops
12
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US Dairy Industry
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- dairy farmers are situated in all 50 states and Puerto Rico
- about 42,000 dairy farms in U.S.
- approximately 9.4 million cows in U.S.
- average herd size is 187 cows
- dairy farms sustain rural America
- takes 48 hours for milk to travel from farm to storm
- DHIA (Dairy Herd Improvement Association)
13
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US Dairy Industry Continued
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- most highly specialized industry
- confinement, large investments in equipment
Leading States: California, Wisconsin, Idaho, New York, Texas, Michigan
14
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Texas Dairies
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- 565,000 milk cows produce an average of 24, 513 lbs of milk
- Texas is 5th in dairy Production
- Texas is 5th in dairy cow numbers
- total U.S. milk production is 223 billion lbs
*high production areas located near population centers
15
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Leading Counties in Texas
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- Castro-Dimmitt
- Deaf Smith- Hereford
- Erath- Stephenville
- Hartley- dalhart
- Parmer- Farwell
*Golden Grandma Award
Holstein 200,000 lbs of lifetime Milk
