Beef to School Project Presentation

Beef Production COW-CALF Cows are bred and calves are bom and raised every year on cow-calf farms and ranches, spending time grazing on grass pastures within sight of their mothers. CALVES FOR SALE LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKETS Many calves leave the farm or ranch where they were bom and are sold at livestock auction markets to stockers and backgrounders between 6-12 months of age. VET GRASSES HAY MOLASSES 50 THE AN MEAL WAT WEANING Beef calves are weaned away from their mothers between 6-8 months of age. STOCKERS AND BACKGROUNDERS Between 6-12 months of age cattle spend time at stocker and backgrounder farms and ranches where they graze on a variety of pastures. Here they gain weight and convert forage and grass into lean protein. FEEDYARD Cattle spend 4-6 months at a feedyard being fed a scientifically-balanced diet and receiving daily care. Some spend the rest of their lives on a pasture being grass finished. Graphic by Beef Checkoff

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