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CIDRs are approved for use in both beef cattle and dairy heifers in Canada and the United States. [2] CIDRs contain 1.9g of progesterone in Canada and 1.38g in the United States. [2] The CIDR-S is licensed for use in sheep and goats in New Zealand and Australia. [1] The CIDR-G is also suitable for use in ewes, lambs and goats. [4]
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) is an indicator of general cattle markets in Australia. It is calculated based on a seven-day rolling price average expressed in cents per kilogram carcase (or dressed) weight (¢/kg cwt). [1] The EYCI sources data from 23 saleyards in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. [2]
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]
Live cattle is a type of futures contract that can be used to hedge and to speculate on fed cattle prices. Cattle producers, feedlot operators, and merchant exporters can hedge future selling prices for cattle through trading live cattle futures, and such trading is a common part of a producer's price risk management program. [1]
Crop or Livestock Global gross production value in billion US$ Global production in metric tons Global production in US$/metric ton Country with highest gross production value in billion USD Rice, paddy: $332: 751,885,117 $442: $117 (Mainland China) Pig, meat: $280: 118,956,327 $2,354: $167 (Mainland China) Cattle, meat: $269: 64,568,004 $4,166 ...
It uses between 20 and 33% of the world's fresh water, [81] Livestock, and the production of feed for them, occupy about a third of the Earth's ice-free land. [82] Livestock production contributes to species extinction, desertification, [83] and habitat destruction. [84] and is the primary driver of the Holocene extinction.
Feed conversion ratio (FCR) is the ratio of inputs to outputs; it is the inverse of "feed efficiency" which is the ratio of outputs to inputs. [2] FCR is widely used in hog and poultry production, while FE is used more commonly with cattle. [2]
A complete compilation of cost-utility analyses in the peer-reviewed medical and public health literature is available from the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Registry website. [6] A 1995 study of the cost-effectiveness of reviewed over 500 life-saving interventions found that the median cost-effectiveness was $42,000 per life-year saved. [7]