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Space for beef cattle should only be of concern if they're raised in some level of a confined environment, whether it's in a barn or a corral. Cows (mature females), bred heifers and feeders to 1100 pounds on a paved lot area without a shed or barn is 80 square feet per head. With a shed or barn it's ~50 square feet. This same group of animals on a dirt lot with and without a shed need ~300 square feet per head (however the Ontario Agriculture site states that cattle within this group require 250 to 500 square feet if on a dirt lot with a barn or shed, and 600 to 800 square feet without a barn or shed).
For cattle kept in a barn, space requirements are 30 to 40 square feet per head without a yard, and 20 to 30 square feet per head with access to a yard. Shed area is around 30 square feet per head.
Calves 400 to 800 pounds have smaller-area housing requirements.
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∙ 13y agoThis depends on your location and pasture conditions, the size and rate of intake of the animal, as well as how long the animal is on pasture for. Most stocking rates are based on a per day or per month basis, and can range from 1 acre per day or 2 acres per month to 6 acres per day or 12 acres per month per animal unit (1 AU = 1 x 1000 lb cow w/ or w/o a calf that consumes 25 lb of forage per day). Check with your local county extension agent for more accurate stocking rate numbers for your area.
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Why do MacDonald's need to cut down so much space for their cattle?
cause there fat ;)
Why do you need cows?
Cattle are one of the main food sources for humans, without cattle there would be no beef or milk.
What are the disadvantages of the Jersey Cattle?
Jerseys are small, slow to mature and slow growth rate, and cows are prone to mastitis, ketosis and milk fever. Jersey steers can be fattened up for beef, but because of their slow maturity and growth rate, they are inefficient at being grown for beef unlike the real beef cattle are, and have much higher cutability than beef breeds like Angus or Charolais do. Jersey calves also need intensive management in order to live and survive; they cannot survive in an extensive-type operation where they only have their dams to defend them. In addition to this, Jersey cattle tend to do much poorly on medium to poor quality forages than beef cattle do.
What was the main reason that ranchers began to rise cattle for products other than beef?
Cattle ranchers are and always have raised (not "rise") cattle for beef, they've never began to raise cattle for products other than beef for any reason. Of course you may be referring to those ranchers who raise cattle to sell their cattle to other ranchers who need those type of cattle for their operations. Seedstock or purebred cattlemen still contribute to the beef industry, though, when they cull out cows, bulls, heifers and steered young bulls because they do not fit or are inferior to the type of stock they need to raise to sell to other seedstock producers or commercial producers.
Why did Eastern states need beef?
Most or the cattle there had been slaughtered and consumed by the union and confederate armies.
Why did they raise cattle on ranches?
Ranches were and are the only places that a person can raise a large number of beef cattle on for income. One cannot raise cattle in cities or towns unless it's for a family and their need for milk.
What are facts about raising beef cattle?
Raising beef cattle is simply raising cattle for their meat. The meat is the end product of raising these animals, either in the feedlot, on pasture or a mix of each. There are several sectors to raising beef cattle: seedstock cow-calf, commercial cow-calf, background/stocker, and feedlot. Not all beef cattle require daily supplementation of grains. Many beef cattle can be raised on pasture without supplementation, except for salt and minerals. It takes less effort to raise beef cattle than dairy cattle. As long as they have good pasture, water, salt and minerals they're just fine. No need for milking twice a day, cleaning out stalls or having to herd them into a barn every night. It's not easy, and not for everyone. It does have its hard, hands-on real dirty work that many people shy away from. You need to manage your operation to be as low-cost as possible. This is often easier for the cow-calf guys to do than the feedlot or most of the backgrounders to do.
How much space do dasiy need?
how much space that daisy need
Why are dairy farms and beef cattle ranching located in different areas?
Dairy cattle require more higher nutritive feeds than beef cattle do, and so need to be raised in an area where these higher nutritive feeds can be raised and fed to them. Dairy farms are located on or near the "corn belt" or an area of land on the North American continent where crops can grow and have high quantity and quality yields. Pastures in this area where some dairy farms allow their cows and heifers to graze during the summer months (or those months where grass grows the lushest) also need to have this high quantity and quality of grasses. The area also needs to be level and flat enough that barns and silos can be built and that are easily accessible to farm equipment used on the dairy farm. Beef cattle, on the other hand, are raised in areas where they are on pasture all the time and do not require much human input. Beef cattle can be raised in areas where dairy cattle are raised, or in much more rougher terrain like down in the desert of southern California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas. Beef cows have a much lower nutritive requirement to thrive and feed a calf than dairy cows do, and so are much more flexible where they can be raised.
How much sugar is in beef?
I need the answer to this can anyone help? :)
What do farmers do when they are not watching their cattle?
Cattle don't need to be watched, unlike sheep and chickens do. Cattle can look after themselves enough that the farmer doesn't need to watch them all that often. Other things on the farm or ranch can be attended to, like haying, fixing fence, doing repairs on machinery, etc. The only "Cattle" Farmers are called Dairy Farmers and they are either milking, feeding, breeding, or doctoring the Dairy Cattle, usually when you speak of cattle it is beef cattle.
How many acres do 150 beef cattle need?
Depends where you live and what condition your pastures are in, and what the weight is of these cattle: are they weaned steers/heifers or mature cows with/without calves? You may only need 150 acres for 150 cattle, or you may need 1500 acres for 150 cattle. Check with your local agricultural extension office for more a more definite estimate of your stocking rate for your area.
