subject: How To Raise Cattle - 6 Tips To Help You Start Raising Cattle On The Right Track by:Adam Rise [print this page] Many people nowadays see the potential of raising cattle and have sought out numerous books, guides, and instructional materials on how to raise cattle effectively for profit. If you're one of these cattle farmers or cattle enthusiasts who is planning on setting up his or her own cattle farm, it is important that you have a very clear objective as to what type of cattle you're going to raise, how much are you willing spend/invest, what your available resources are and how you can cultivate them, and the like. Before anything else though, it is important to know what kind of cattle you will be raising before learning how to actually raise the animals. Are you planning on breeding and selling beef cattle, dairy cattle, or grass-fed cattle?
Learning how to raise cattle, particularly grass-fed cattle, is going to be the focus of the article for several reasons. Firstly, rearing grass-fed cattle has many rewards for the farmer, for example, it is cost effective and cows are usually simple to handle since the food is the grass surrounding them. If you owned a farm that is filled with decent greenery, this type of cattle will definitely do you good. On the benefits for the consumers, grass-fed cattle produces some of the top notch meat since they don't have any growth hormones in them, the cows are usualy without worries and they gained many nutrients from the food they consume. So if you are well-equipped and have learned about raising beef cattle then you will surely benefit from your herd. To start off, here are some tips on how to raise cattle: o Before learning how to raise cattle, make sure to look and select cattle breeds that thrive on grass.
o Once you obtained your started herd, perpetually ensure to render fresh legumes and grass for ample of nutrients.
o If you feel that is it necessary, you can opt to add on plant proteins into the cattle's food. Keep in mind that cows usually need 11% protein in their food consumption.
o Throughout the late summer season, you can take advantage to include starch protein because plant proteins drop during this period.
o Cows can get sick once in a while, so when this occurs, supply low level of antibiotics to prevent any health troubles for your cows.
o When providing food to your herds, one suggestion is to rotate pastures so that the cattle can always eat fresh grass. Besides, you can let out chickens (if only you have) when the cows are grazing to assist on fertilizing the ground.
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