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For example, using UK government Livestock Units (LUs) from the 2003 scheme [1] a particular 10 ha (25-acre) pasture field might be able to support 15 adult cattle or 25 horses or 100 sheep: in that scheme each of these would be regarded as being 15 LUs, or 1.5 LUs per hectare (about 0.6 LUs per acre).
Horses, donkeys, deer, buffalo, llamas, alpacas, guanacos and vicunas are farmed for meat in various regions. Some desirable traits of animals raised for meat include fecundity, hardiness, fast growth rate, ease of management and high food conversion efficiency.
[18] [1] The horse's pulling power is limited, but still considerable in relation to its size and weight. [19] These horses are also used to work cattle and guard sheep herds. [8] They are also slaughtered for their meat, [4] [8] a purpose that mainly concerns the massive type of the breed, [10] as the meat yield of Adais is generally low. [11]
Effectively, the regulation assigns animal unit equivalents of 1 for a cow (either by herself or with an unweaned calf), 0.7 for a yearling of the genus Bos, 1.5 for a bull, 1.25 for a horse, 0.2 for a sheep, 0.2 for a llama, and 0.1 for an alpaca. [2]
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Meat, milk and fleece. Goat: Bezoar ibex: Greece and Pakistan Meat, milk and fleece Reindeer: Reindeer: Eurasia Draught, milk, flesh and hide Bactrian camel: Wild Bactrian camel: Central Asia Riding, racing, meat, milk and fur Arabian camel: Thomas' camel North Africa and SW Asia Riding, racing, meat and milk Llama: Guanaco: Andes Pack animals ...
[36] [37] When looking at meat only, ruminants consume an average of 2.8 kg of human edible feed per kg of meat produced, while monogastrics need 3.2 kg. [36] [37] Finally, when accounting for the protein content of the feed, ruminant need an average of 0.6 kg of edible plant protein to produce 1 kg of animal protein while monogastric need 2 kg.
Venison originally meant the meat of a game animal but now refers primarily to the meat of deer (or antelope in South Africa). [1] Venison can be used to refer to any part of the animal, so long as it is edible, including the internal organs. Venison, much like beef or pork, is categorized into specific cuts, including roast, sirloin, and ribs.