Feedlot Farming
Feedlot Farming of animals for meat by gaining weight. Fattening is done in barn and pasture environment.
Feedlot farming is a very important issue in today's world where healthy nutrition is not a trend but a necessity. Because consumers tend to consume products of which they are sure of their quality and source. So, what is fattening and how is it done? Barn environment or pasture be preferred? How to prepare suitable and profitible feed ration for cattle fattening? Let's examine the issue together in our content.
What is Feedlot Farming?
Feedlot farming is the breeding of animals gathered together, regardless of gender, race or age, for meat production by gaining weight in a certain period of time to increase profitability. Feedlot farming is done in a barn or pasture environment.
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How is Feedlot Farming Made?
The most important parameters to be considered for livestock breeding are age, sex, body structure and amount of weight gain according to the breed of the animal. However, another important issue for fattening is the feeding plan to be prepared for weight gain. Beef cattle can be fed individually or collectively two or three times a day. In the feeding plan, attention should be paid to the order of feeding times as well as the feed ration. Feeds should be given regularly at equal intervals and at the same time each day. Whether you are a livestock breeder in a barn or pasture environment, there is another issue you need to pay attention to. That is, you do not do this work in a large enough area where your animals can move outside of the normal.
How to Select Livestock? How is Fattening Ration Prepared?
When buying cattle fattining, healthy, young male calves and calves are preferred. Because these animals gain weight very quickly when fed with the right ration. In culture breeds, the most common ones are Holstein, Montafon and Simental. Daily live weight gain is around 1400-1600 g. This increase in hybrids is between 1100-1500 gr.
You should consider daily protein, energy and other food needs in the ration prepared for fattening animals. For this reason, you should definitely get the opinion of a zootechnist, agricultural engineer or veterinarian while preparing the ration.
Of course, the regular follow-up of all these…
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