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Shorthorns

Milking Shorthorn - Dairy. Shorthorns - Beef. Shorthorns. Beef Production. Terms. Heifer – female before calving Cow – female who’s calved & lactates Bull – intact male Steer – castrated male Calf – baby. Background. Cattle were domesticated in Europe and Asia

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Shorthorns

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  1. Milking Shorthorn - Dairy Shorthorns - Beef Shorthorns

  2. Beef Production

  3. Terms Heifer – female before calving Cow – female who’s calved & lactates Bull – intact male Steer – castrated male • Calf – baby

  4. Background • Cattle were domesticated in Europe and Asia • US & Australia are top producers

  5. Breeds Angus Hereford Charloais Beefalo Scottish Highlander

  6. Growth • Gestation – 9 months • Calving – giving birth; single or twins • Usually occurs March to April • Calves will nurse for 7 months • Wean in October/November • Steers will be marketed for beef • Heifers will be marketed for beef OR kept back for breeding

  7. Digestion • Ruminant System • Rumen • Reticulum • Omasum • Abomasum • Beef cattle can eat forages and concentrated feeds

  8. Feeding • Forages • Alfalfa • Corn stalks • hay • Concentrates • Corn – whole or cracked • Distillers grains • Cottonseed hulls • Silage – total mixed ration

  9. Byproducts • Fats/Gelatin: soap, shampoo, desserts, cosmetics, gelatin, film • Pancreas/Liver: medcines • Hide: leather • Hooves/Horns: glass, piano keys • Hair: paint brushes • Intestines: casings for sausages • Meat: hamburger, steaks,

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