A feedlot ration should be designed to give maximum weight gain and fattening rates at the lowest cost with minimum digestive upset. Daily feed intake In many cases, differences in individual feed capacities vary more within a group of similar cattle than...
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Production efficiency
Carcass weight and Slaughter weight The weight of the body after the hide, head, tail, extremities, and viscera have been removed Dressed weight (also called carcass weight) refers to the weight of an animal after being partially butchered, with the internal...
Types of cattle in a feedlot
Breeds Cattle are classified according to their maturity type. Early maturing types start depositing fat at an earlier age and can be market-ready at a live mass of 380 to 400 kg. Late maturing types can reach market readiness at a live mass of 500 kg or more. As a...
Intensive feeding of beef cattle
Feedlot systems A feedlot is an intensive type of animal feeding operation which is used in intensive animal farming systems for finishing livestock to the market. Feedlots may contain thousands of animals in an array of pens. Feedlots do...
Instruments and equipment
Insemination gun (Straw gun) The straw gun is hollow with a plunger to expel the semen. The gun and accompanying sheaths come in several variations. It is important to ensure that both the gun and the sheath selected are compatible, as well as the type of straw that...