Beef cattle are cattle raised for meat production (as distinguished from dairy cattle, used for milk production). The meat of adult cattle is known as beef. In beef production there are three main stages: cow-calf operations, backgrounding, and feedlot operations.

1. Presentation
on
Beef production system
By
Rashed Hasan Nayeem
Roll No – MS- 170717
Session – 2016-17
Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering Discipline
Khulna University

2. Beef Cattle Production System
1. Breeding pure breeds
2. Cow and calf production
3. Growing stockers
4. Baby beef production
5. Finishing cattle
6. Duel purpose production

3. 1. Breeding pure breeds
Process of produce replace animal
General Consequence
1. Pure breed bull and
graded cow are used
2. Difference between the
prices of pure breed bull &
graded caw should be
small
3. Forage based feeding i.e.
grass, hay or silage in
sufficient amount
Objective
1. To produce replacement
animal
2. To produce furnishing
foundation stock
3. To provide breeding stock
to commercial cattle
producers

4. 2. Cow and calf production
Produces weaned feeder calves for
further grazing and/or feeding
General Consequence
1. Use usally adult female cows,
their calves and heifers
2. Pregnant cows are bought
3. Sold after they have been
weaned at the age of 1-2 years
4. Older cows sold to slaughter
after their reproductive years
have ended. Otherwise cost
will be increased
Feeding
1. Needs plenty of pasture and
other forms of roughage
2. For this reason, they require
more land than other cattle
operations
3. Posture may be native or
‘improved’

5. 3. Growing stockers
The process of growing and developing calves from
weaning weights to yearling weight of when the ready to
enter a feedyard for finishing.
Objective
1. Heifers and steers are
marketed after one year
2. Heifers can be used as
replacement animal
Feeding
1. Stocker calf gaining over 3
pounds per day 25-30% crude
protein and 75 to 85%
digestibility
2. Calf to gain 2 pounds per day
digestibility should be 67% or
greater
3. Often calves grazing summer
grasses gain only 1.5 pounds
per day or less without
supplementation.

6. 4. Baby beef production
Superior breeding
Maintenance of body fat
1. Newborn calves from cow & sold
after 12-18 months
2. Calves are ranging their mother
from a few hours to a few days (3
Days) & consume a diet, mostly
milk-base protein & added
vitamins & minerals.
3. Grain-fed calves (3/4 weeks)
normally consume a diet of milk
replacer for the fist six to 8
weeks.

7. 5. Finishing cattle 6. Duel purpose production
1. Cattle are usually finished for
slaughter given grain limited
2. Include more roughage & less
concentrate feeding during last
120 days
3. No need to provide protein
1. Daily breeds are sometimes
selected for both milk and beef
2. General feed supply is provide
3. When in need, farmer sell the
cow

8. Factors for selecting a production
system
• Average daily gain- the expected average rate of
gain per animal
• Gain/Acre- the amount of gain expected to be
produced per acre
• Grazing period- the expected number of days
when the forage system can be grazed at a
specified stocking rate
• Stocking rate- the expected number of animals
capable of being grazed on a given acre for the
specified grazing period

9. Thanks…..