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Yes you can, if you research farming practices, animal health, and management, you will be able to make a decent living raising beef animals. It may take a while to meet the break even point so be patient.

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What kind of meat does cattle make?

Beef.


How did the back- country make a living?

Making a living in the back country can be difficult, due to the lack of many kinds of resources. People there were often able to make a living raising cattle or crops to be sold in the cities.


What is the anatomy of beef cattle?

The anatomy of beef cattle is knowing the various parts of a beef animal, from the parts of its body (such as the nose and the tail), to the parts which are used for beef. Knowing the anatomy of beef cattle helps a meat processor in determining what cuts of beef to make and where he needs to divide a carcass in order to obtain the various cuts of beef you see on the meat section of your grocery store. It also helps in selecting the best beef cattle to breed and show in the show-ring.


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Is farming and cattle ranchers the same thing?

No. Farming is, by definition, an ambiguous term for the raising of livestock (which includes any animal from chickens to pigs, or cattle, bison, horses, etc.) and/or growing crops. Cattle ranchers are people that raise cattle on an extensive operation and make it a living and a business from doing so.


What are the uses of cattle?

beef cattle are used for their meat and dairy cattle are used for their milk. They also use them for their hides to make leather. HIH


What kind of animal is called cattle?

Cattle are a mammalian species of herbivorous animals with cloven hooves that have a four-chambered stomach. The word "cattle" is a term that refers to more than one bovine or, colloquially speaking, cow. Cattle are domesticated creatures descended from the truly wild Aurochs and have been selectively bred and used by man for meat, milk and draft work since the New Stone Age.


What do you get from beef cows?

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Why is raising beef and cattle important to farmers and ranchers?

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What is a beeves?

"Beeves" is the plural form of "beef," referring to cattle raised for meat production. It is an older term that is not commonly used today.


What is Kobe beef?

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