Most cattle graze on grassland that is steep, hilly, dry or rocky and not suitable for building houses or growing crops. Today beef cattle are raised primarily to provide people with meat, and hundreds of useful by-products. Not long ago cattle were used for many purposes including meat, milk, and labor. Disneyland (CA) sells over 4 million hamburgers each year.The hide from one cow can make 144 baseballs, 20 footballs or 12 basketballs.The combined value of the cattle and beef industry is $200 billion.Cattle produce about 25 billion pounds of meat each year.The average American eats about 65 pounds of beef each year. About 45% of the animal is used for meat and the rest is used for other byproducts including leather, china, glue, film, soap, pharmaceuticals, insulin, gelatins. Over 98% of the beef animal is used when it is processed. Veal: Calves that are raised to 475-500 pounds.Heifer: Young female that has not produced a calf.Steer: Male animal that has been castrated and cannot breed.Cow: Adult female that has produced a calf.
Cattle 101: History, Breeds, Fun Facts, Terms
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