Module 3-what is extensive livestock production Flashcards
what is extensive livestock production
Extensive livestock production systems are defined as systems for raising livestock with minimal inputs in terms of management and feed
what is involved with extensive livestock production
extensive livestock production includes low capital inputs, maintenance of animals on unprocessed low nutrient density diets, and keeping animals on large tracts of land with minimal handling on a day-to-day basis.
what are the outputs of extensive livestock production
Extensive production systems with their low inputs typically produce only low to moderate outputs.
how much of agricultural land is used for the raising of animals
about three quarters
how much of agricultural land is considered grazing land and not suitable for crop production
about 60 percent
how much land do we have in the world that can convert grassinto hight quality animal
about 30 million square kilometers
in canada what is the most comon extensively raised species
beef cattle
in other parts of the world what is another commonly extensively raised animal
sheep and goats
in other countries what other animals can be extensive raised
horses. we don’t raise many however if we do they are in intensively managed feedlots
what are the two major components to the Canadian beef industry
the cow-calf sector and the backgrounding finishing sector
what is the cow-calf sector
The cow-calf sector manages the breeding of cows, calving, and raising the calf to weaning age; following weaning, calves are shipped to feedlots while their mothers remain on the farm to deliver their next babies Alternatively, weaned calves might be kept on the farm and backgrounded preparatory to being sent to feedlots for finishing or they can be pasture finished at the home farm.
is the cow-calf sector usually intensive or extensive
mostly in extensive
is the backgrounding/finisher sector extensive on intensive
mostly in intensively managed feedlots
how much land isnt sutable for crop production
30 million square kilometers
appx how much land on earth is considered agricultral
about 60 million square kilometers
