AGR 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fetus, Gross Domestic Product, Birth Weight
7 Dec 2017
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Typically, on higher quality land which can grow grain corn and soybeans. Feedlot ration is corn silage + grain + protein. Barn with roof, may have outside yard. No longer own their own calves, buy from cow-calf producers not on contract (graph) Grid pricing not seen as often in canada as in the us. The canadian beef industry operates on a free enterprise basis. Free trade among canada, united states and mexico. Trade with other countries subject to tariffs and quotas. 12 million cattle (1. 4 are dairy cattle) 6th largest beef exporter (332 million kg) 290, 000 beef cows on 14,000 farms. 460, 000 feedlot cattle on 4,000 farms. 315, 000 dairy cows male calves + cull cows. One national scale processor and many smaller processors. Rapid growth and high muscle yield (lean) In western canada, the leading cause of calf death is associated with dystocia. 3-5% of calves die at or shortly after birth.
