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The check digits for cattle ear tags are calculated by dividing the number obtained from the herd mark and animal number by 7 and adding one to the remainder. For example, if the UK herd mark is 303565 and the animal number is 01234, the check digit is calculated as follows: [citation needed] 30356501234 MOD 7 = 3
Ireland's national breeding herd comprises 1.5 million dairy cows and 889,000 suckler cows, making Ireland's suckler cow herd the third largest in the world, following France and Spain. [13] Furthermore, Ireland is noticed as a significant competitor in beef exports on the world stage, accounting for about 1.6 billion euros in exports yearly.
The adjective applying to cattle in general is usually bovine. The terms bull, cow and calf are also used by extension to denote the sex or age of other large animals, including whales, hippopotamus, camels, elk and elephants. Various other terms for cattle or types thereof are historical; these include nowt, nolt, mart, and others.
Ayrshire Herd Book: Ayrshire Cattle Herd Book Society of Great Britain and Ireland [1] Belted Galloway: Belted Galloway Herd Book: Belted Galloway Cattle Society [1] Galloway: Galloway Herd Book: Galloway Cattle Society of Great Britain and Ireland [1] Devon: Davy's Devon Herd Book: Devon Cattle Breeders' Society [1] Dexter: Dexter Herd Book ...
Cattle feedlot in Colorado, United States. Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products.It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock.
Ballyhaise College is an agricultural college, based in the former Ballyhaise House, in Ballyhaise, County Cavan in Ireland. It is run by Teagasc and, as of 2023, had over 400 students. [ citation needed ] The college was founded in 1906 at the former Ballyhaise House, an 18th century house with an estate consisting of 220 hectares of grassland ...
The Irish Goat is the traditional domestic goat of Ireland. A herd-book was started in 1918. [4]: 366 In 1994 a breed population of 6650 was reported to the DAD-IS breed database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, [2] and in 2007 its conservation status was listed by the FAO as "not at risk".
Thus, the spare horses must be kept close to the cattle herd and moved along with the cattle so as to be available to riders as needed. The horses graze whenever possible along the way and at night to obtain adequate forage. The herd of spare horses was given the name remuda. The remuda would be kept separately from the cattle herd for a number ...