Cattle Pen fattening 101. A thread..
1/ Cattle fattening is a lucrative business that involves feeding beef cattle with a high-energy diet for a period of 90 days or more to increase their weight and quality. It is done under confinement in feedlots or pens. #cattlefattening
1/ Cattle fattening is a lucrative business that involves feeding beef cattle with a high-energy diet for a period of 90 days or more to increase their weight and quality. It is done under confinement in feedlots or pens. #cattlefattening
2/ Cattle fattening enables the cattle to express fully their genetic potential for growth and improve their degree of finish. This means they can fetch better grades and prices at the abattoir or slaughterhouse. #cattlefattening #beefbusiness
3/ Cattle fattening is done by farmers, ranchers, feedlot operators, or investors who buy cattle from the market or breed them on their own farms. They then feed them with a balanced diet of grains, hay, silage, minerals, and supplements. #cattlefattening #beefbusiness
4/ The diet of fattened cattle is designed to provide them with enough energy and protein to gain weight rapidly and efficiently. The feed conversion ratio (FCR) measures how much feed is required to produce one kilogram of weight gain. #cattlefattening #beefbusiness
5/ The FCR of fattened cattle varies depending on the breed, age, sex, health, and quality of feed. For example, a 6:1 ratio means that 6 kilograms of feed are needed to produce one kilogram of weight gain. #cattlefattening #beefbusiness
6/ The cost of feed is the major expense in cattle fattening business. Therefore, it is important to source cheap and quality feed from local suppliers or grow your own crops for feed production. You can also use feed additives or treatments to enhance feed efficiency.
7/ Some examples of feed additives or treatments are ionophores, antibiotics, hormones, enzymes, and probiotics. They can improve digestion, prevent diseases, stimulate growth, or modify metabolism of fattened cattle. #cattlefattening #beefbusiness
8/ Apart from feed and stock cost, other expenses in cattle fattening business include labour, water, electricity, veterinary services, transportation, marketing, and taxes. You also need to invest in land, pens, fences, troughs, scales, and other equipment. #cattlefattening
9/ The profitability of cattle fattening business depends on several factors such as market demand, supply, price fluctuations, seasonality, quality standards, competition, and consumer preferences. You need to do a market research and a business plan before you start.
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