POPM 4230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Beef Cattle, Weaning, Profit Margin
7 Dec 2018
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Maintaining a herd of cows and raise calves until sold. Late winter or spring calving, weaned in fall. Backgrounding: on a higher forage based diet (9-11 month of age) Average number of head per farm in canada is 147. A lot slower than pigs and other animals. Growing the herd size can be slower. How much paying for feed, buying feed or growing on farm. The prices of beef cattle fluctuates over time and the cost also fluctuates. Used when profit margin slim, minimize cost going into the animal. Small farms (< 50 cows) may lack facilities. Not a lot of handling facilities because more expensive for those facilities. Impacts the health management because it impacts how producers are able to easily handle the animals. Slow decline and consolidation in total cow-calf herd numbers over past decade. Have calf born alive from (every) cow over a short time (2-3 months, weighted toward early )
