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CATTLE PROJECT and what we've learned.

The Different breeds of cattle around the world

There are many different types of breeds bos inducus and bos torus maternal paternal dual purpose and dairy the segments of the beef industry are cow/calf, feeder/stocker, feedlot and seedstock there is a lot of technology in the beef industry ranging anywhere from artificial insemination to cloning

Names for Cattle cow-a female bovine that has had a calf.

bull-an "intact" male bovine still intact.

heifer-a female bovine that has not had a calf.

steer-an non intact male (a bovine who has been castrated).

calf-a baby bovine from a cow.

Segments

Cow/calf-from birth to about 400 pounds needs lots of land 1 acre per cow/calf.

Stocker-400 to about 900 pounds lots of animals on little land.

Feedlot-900 to about 11-1400 pounds lots of animals on little land close to a packing plant if possible.

Seedstock- is not for market but specifically for show needs lots of land because it is all the segments.

 Specific Breeds 

Angus

Brahma

white park

Holstein

American

American white park

Hereford

mixes include brangus and braford

Technology

artificial insemination- a part where the farmer inserts semen inside his heifer to get them pregnant with the traits they want

cloning-were scientists clone an embryo that grows they have quality that a normal animal dose not such as stamina and low fat