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  2. List of cattle terminology - Wikipedia

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    Other than the few bulls needed for breeding, the vast majority of male cattle are castrated as calves and are used as oxen or slaughtered for meat before the age of three years. Thus, in a pastured herd, any calves or herd bulls usually are clearly distinguishable from the cows due to distinctively different sizes and clear anatomical differences.

  3. Beef cattle - Wikipedia

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    Since cattle are herbivores and need roughage in their diet, silage, hay and/or haylage are all viable feed options. [14] Despite this, 3/4th of the 32 pounds (14.52 kg) of feed cattle consume each day will be corn. [15] Cattle weighing 1000 lbs. will drink an average of 41 L a day, and approximately 82 L in hot weather. [16]

  4. Bull - Wikipedia

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    A bull is typically ready for slaughter one or two months sooner than a castrated male or a female, and produces proportionately more and leaner muscle. [24] Frame score is a useful way of describing the skeletal size of bulls and other cattle. Frame scores can be used as an aid to predict mature cattle sizes and aid in the selection of beef bulls.

  5. Aberdeen Angus - Wikipedia

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    Bulls may be used on dairy cows to produce a beef calf. [18] The cattle are naturally polled and may be either black or red. They reach maturity earlier than some other native British breeds such as the Hereford or North Devon. The cattle have a large muscle content and are regarded as medium-sized. In Japan the meat is prized for its marbling ...

  6. Fleckvieh - Wikipedia

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    The Fleckvieh originated in the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Bavaria from cross-breeding of local stock with Simmental cattle imported from Switzerland from about 1830. The Simmental had good milk-producing and draught qualities, and the resulting crosses were triple-purpose animals with milk, meat, and draught capabilities. The Fleckvieh ...

  7. Calf (animal) - Wikipedia

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    A calf (pl.: calves) is a young domestic cow or bull. Calves are reared to become adult cattle or are slaughtered for their meat, called veal, and their hide. The term calf is also used for some other species. See "Other animals" below.

  8. Cow–calf operation - Wikipedia

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    They may have a few herd bulls and utilize natural mating, but may have no bulls and rely primarily on artificial insemination. [6] Cattle from a cow–calf operation may be sold after they have been weaned to be matured elsewhere, such as at a feedlot, or may be raised to near-slaughter weight and sold at the age of 1–2 years. [7]

  9. Muster (livestock) - Wikipedia

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    A feral bull being mustered in Northern Tablelands, NSW. A mustering camp with a freshly baked damper. The pack saddles and oilskin coats are drying on the fence. Mustering Corriedales in Patagonia Horses in the outback are not noted for their docility and this adds to the dangers of mustering. Grazing hobbles for horses and cattle hobbles (bottom)