Most, if not all.
Not all ranchers do. Microchipping every animal can be quite expensive, and it's often much more cheaper to use eartags to track their cattle.
Yes.
After the Civil War Texas ranchers drove cattle in herds to Kansas because that is where the big stockyards were at the time. It was also a place for the Texas ranchers to use the railroad for shipping cattle elsewhere.
Ranchers or those crazy folks who buy a piece of land and use it only for grazing cattle.
Ranchers wanted to use the land to graze their cattle on and make money off of their cattle, whereas the farmers wanted to use that same land to grow their crops. Farmers didn't like (and they still don't) cattle free-ranging across their fields, and a bit of friction was caused between ranchers with their free-ranging cattle and the farmers who just wanted to plant a few plots of wheat for their families.
Example sentence - Many ranchers are now raising bison rather than cattle.
Example sentence - Many ranchers are now raising bison rather than cattle.
They herded them using horses and the best herding practices they could use to move cattle with and keep them together.
It depends which area of the world you are in, if speaking of the Natives in Brazilian rain forests the conflict stems from the Natives use of poisonous blow darts to kill cattle while the ranchers are poaching the idolized red monkeys indigenous to the area.
Ranchers' intensive use of land for cattle grazing led to overgrazing, which degraded pastures and diminished the land's productivity. Additionally, the expansion of barbed wire fencing restricted open range access, creating conflicts over land use and limiting cattle movement. The combination of these factors, along with severe droughts and the rise of agriculture in the Great Plains, contributed to the decline of the cattle kingdom by making large-scale cattle ranching less sustainable.
The arrival of miners, cattle ranchers, and homesteaders in the West often led to conflicts over land use and resources. Miners disrupted the land with their operations, which could harm agricultural land and water sources. Cattle ranchers and homesteaders frequently clashed over grazing rights and land ownership, leading to tensions and sometimes violent confrontations. Additionally, the influx of settlers contributed to the displacement of Indigenous peoples, further complicating the region's social dynamics.
In colloquial terms, yes, both male and female bovines are used to make beef or "cow meat."