There are many types of cattle, such as:
1. Angus cattle
Which are characterized as black, hornless cattle for meat.
Originating from Aberdeen, Kincard and Angus counties in the northeast of Scotland, it is one of the old British breeds for meat.
Angus cattle are just one breed.
Even the Angus cattle in the United States are brought from the European system.
Although Angus cattle can be raised in various places around the world, but according to the natural environment, breeding mode.
Its direct impact on the quality of beef, it is undeniable that so far, the quality of Angus cattle in the United States is the most popular.
2. Simmental cattle
Whose origin is in the Swiss Alps, are not purebred meat cattle, but a dairy-meat variety.
However, because of the high milk production and meat production performance, Simmental cattle are not worse than specialized beef cattle breeds, and the service performance is also very good, which is a large breed for both dairy, meat and service.
3. Limousin cattle
They are named after the Limousin plateau in France, where they originated.
Limousin cattle have a fast growth rate, a large body, a high meat yield, and most critically, fine and elastic meat, less fat, a high lean meat rate, a strong beef flavor, and a significantly higher quality than other beef.
4. Piedmontese cattle
They are named after the Piedmont region in northern Italy, and are a meat and dairy breed.
Piedmont cattle have high meat production and lean meat rate, low fat content, and very fine scattered in the muscle fibers.
So the meat is tender, good taste, and welcomed by consumers.
Cattle generally eat green fodder or roughage.
Green feed refers to natural forage, artificially cultivated forage and vegetable feed.
It is characterized by richer nutrients, higher crude protein content, generally up to 12%-25%, better quality than the seeds and agricultural by-products.
The content of crude fiber is lower in the early stage of plant growth, but higher in the later stage.
Green fodder is good palatability and easy to digest, but the volume is large and contains more water.
The quality of leguminous green fodder is better than that of gram and vegetable fodder.
Roughage is the main feed for cattle, containing more crude fiber, in the dry matter of crude fiber content of more than 18% of the feed will be roughage.
Roughage includes hay, straw and husk, which is characterized by large size, high crude fiber content and low nutritional value.
The protein content of roughage varies greatly with its type.
All experienced cattle farmers know that the age of cattle is mainly judged by looking at the teeth, and then combined with the appearance of the cattle, the horn wheel comprehensive identification of the age of cattle.
The cattle have a total of 32 incisors, 12 above and 20 below.
The top is less than the bottom corresponding to 8 teeth.
1-2 years old cattle begin to replace the middle pair of milk teeth.
2-3 years old cattle for the second pair of milk teeth.
3-4 years old cattle for the third pair of milk teeth.
4-5 years old cattle for the fourth pair of milk teeth, this time the cow's 8 incisors are all replaced, more than 5 years old can be based on the teeth The age can be judged by the wear of the teeth