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Beef Cattle Manage..
Term | Definition |
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Seedstock producers | Cow/calf producers who produce breeding stock for purebred or commercial operations. |
Cow/calf operations | Generally use Purebred breeding stock in crossbreeding programs to produce commercial offspring. |
Stocker Operations | Purchase weanling calves from cow/calf producers and feed them out on pasture land. |
Feedlots | Segment of the beef cattle industry; sole purpose Is to fee and fatten cattle. |
Beef packers | Harvest finished cattle which are purchased from feedlots and other outlets. |
Fight Zone | Cattle's safety zone |
Nutrition | Science which deals with food and its effects on health |
Rations | Mixtures of feedstuffs which provide a balenced diet containing high amounts of energy and protein needed for optimum growth of an animal. |
Concentrates | Feeds high in energy and low in fiber. |