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There are dairy and beef cattle, mainly.
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What is the major industry of the Midwest that depends on the cattle and pigs that are raised and fattened there?
Cattle are raised primarily in the Midwest and Great Plains in farms covering thousands of acres under conditions known as "feedlots". Hogs are raised under similar conditions, but because they are raised within buildings, there are hog operations across the country rather than concentrated in one general area.
What does a cattle breeder do?
A cattle breeder breeds and raises cattle to sell. They can breed the cattle for many different things. Some of these cattle could be for show or some for just beef.
How many cows are in cattle?
Cows ARE cattle. Any number of cows can make a herd of cattle, so long the number is two or greater.
What is meat from a cow that is less than one year old called?
The name that is applied to meat that comes from a cattle that is over one year old is "beef."
Where does the breed of cattle called the Galloway come from?
Galloway cattle originated in Scotland. The breed has been introduced to several other countries for beef production. There are three different types of Galloway cattle that have direct lineage to the original breeding stock for food consumption.
What did cities in the Midwest became important centers for?
Cattle Stockyards
What Cities in the Midwest became important centers?
Cattle stockyards
What is the Midwest regions is like?
The Midwest is grassy and used as crop land, or for cattle. It has fewer trees then a lot of the east.
Cowboys drove cattle herds to market at the railroad centers in the?
Midwest
What did cities in the Midwest become centers for?
Slaughter houses and meat packing
How did the cattle feeding shift location?
The geographic center of the cattle feeding industry began to shift from the Midwest to the southern plains states in 1972. By the 1980s the biggest cattle feeders were located primarily in Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado.
What eating of the tiger?
tigers mostly eat wild pigs, wild cattle, and some types of deer.
When the railroads reached the Midwest in the 1800s ranchers drove cattle to Abilene Kansas to meet the trains along the?
Chisholm Trail. (:
What are 3 types of live stock from Hawaii?
Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Poultry,
What are some kinds of souvenirs you could get in the Midwest?
unique souvenirs from the midwest
Why did Texans drive their cattle north when the largest markets for beef were in the east?
Texans drove their cattle north because the railroads initially only went as far as the Midwest. By driving cattle north, they could access the railroads to transport the cattle to larger markets in the east. This long cattle drive became known as the Chisholm Trail.
Is the Midwest growing or declining?
The economy of the Midwest is progressing, typically more than the nation. The Midwest has some of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation as well as some of the fastest growing economies.
