VMP 420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ruminant, Starch, High-Protein Diet
29 Jan 2020
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Stocker is the middle phase of the cattle"s" lives. Us cow-calf industry: average size in us: 29 heads. Backgrounder: going to market to get the cattle ready, vaccines, get castrated, etc. Stockers: add frame weight, not fat, to the cattle, want to do it cheaply, usually puts on grass. Upgrade calves: make them more valuable, gets calves from the market, come very prone to disease/sickness. Feedlot: will pay more money for a large group of the same cattle, more important than the actual value of the specific breed, found in, texas. Feeders: weight range: 900-1400 lbs, eat high starch and high protein in order to marble the meat. Weaning: 2nd most stressful period in a calf"s life, 1st is birth. Marketing calves: sale barns, regular weekly shares, on farm, video auction. Shrink: difference in body weight at arrival and departure expressed, larger difference means that they are more susceptible to sickness.
