ANS 3934 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Beef Cattle, Artificial Insemination, Embryo Transfer
31 Aug 2016
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Structure of the livestock industry: career opportunities with beef cattle. Selling bulls (predominantly) and bull services to cow-calf operations. Breeding factory of cows for beef consumption: cow-calf operations are the largest sector of the beef industry in florida. Profit is usually around a head for calves that are sold: not much money made unless you have a large herd. Around 50% of cows in the u. s. are kept in a herd of 100 head or less: makes more of a part time occupation. Extreme land resources are needed to get into the business: most need around 4,000 acres at a minimum, it is said that you either have to inherit a ranch or marry into one for this reason. Most job opportunities come from being employed on ranches that are owned by wealthy people who made their money elsewhere. Where young calves go to grow until they are ready to be finished.
