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A cow calf operation is a method of rearing beef cattle in which a permanent herd of cows is kept by a farmer or rancher to produce calves for later sale. Cow–calf operations are one of the key aspects of the beef industry in the United States and many other countries. [ 1 ]
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 operations; this operation is designed specifically to breed cows for their offspring. From here the calves are backgrounded for a feedlot.
The term often implicitly reflects an intent to sell to other owners for fattening (finishing). Backgrounding occurs at backgrounding operations, and fattening occurs at a feedlot. [1] Feeder calves are less than 1 year old; feeder yearlings are between 1 and 2 years old. Both types are often produced in a cow-calf operation.
In a cow–calf set, cow refers to the locomotive equipped with a cab, while calf refers to a unit without a cab. [3] A cow–calf set with two calves is known as a herd; the only examples of this were two TR3 series sets ordered by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. [1] [4] The cow, calf, and herd designations were nicknames. [4]
These producers are called cow-calf operations and are essential for feedlot operations to run. [11] Once the young calves reach a weight between 300 and 700 pounds (140 and 320 kg) they are rounded up and either sold directly to feedlots, or sent to cattle auctions for feedlots to bid on them.
It has been owned by the Hill family since 1955, who operate a commercial cow-calf operation. Upon inheriting the ranch while still in college and pressed by increasingly high property taxes, the ranch's current owner James Hill began plans to develop two percent of the property.
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