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  2. Feeder cattle - Wikipedia

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    [3] [2] Backgrounding operations will typically purchase 300–600 pounds (140–270 kg) feeder cattle calves and feed to grow the animals into 650–875 pounds (295–397 kg) backgrounded cattle. Backgrounding cattle that achieve weights of 650–700 pounds (290–320 kg) are suitable for sale to grass feeding operations, whereas those ...

  3. Intensive animal farming - Wikipedia

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    Intensive animal farming, industrial livestock production, and macro-farms, [1] also known as factory farming, [2] is a type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry designed to maximize production while minimizing costs. [3]

  4. Beef cattle - Wikipedia

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    Beef cattle are cattle raised for meat production (as distinguished from dairy cattle, used for milk production). The meat of mature or almost mature cattle is mostly known as beef. In beef production there are three main stages: cow-calf operations, backgrounding, and feedlot operations. The production cycle of the animals starts at cow-calf ...

  5. Agriculture in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Agriculture in Singapore is a small industry, composing about 0.5% of the total GDP, within the city-state of Singapore. Singapore's reliance on imports for about 90% of its food underscores the paramount importance of food security. To address this, Singapore has set a goal to produce 30% of its nutritional needs locally by 2030. [1]

  6. Dairy farming in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Dairy Farming in Singapore was an important agricultural industry in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, as it was the only source of fresh milk for the population, before technological improvements enabled large-scale importation of fresh milk. Today, milk in Singapore is largely imported from Australia and Malaysia, with only one small ...

  7. Backgrounding - Wikipedia

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    Backgrounding is an intermediate stage sometimes used in cattle production which begins after weaning and ends upon placement in a feedlot.Background feeding relies more heavily on forage (e.g., pasture, hay) in combination with grains to increase a calf's weight by several hundred pounds and to build up immunity to diseases before putting them in a feedlot in preparation for slaughter.