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• Cattle


  Originated from the word "chattel" which means possession
• Cattle are the most important domesticated animal next to dog
• There are about 1.3 Billion cattle in the world
• Cattle were first domesticated in Europe and Asia
• Bos Taurus


  A mixture of Bos primigenius (Aurochs) and Bos longifrons, cattle without hump, temperate cattle (Celtic Shorthorns)
• Bos indicus


  Cattle with humps, Zebu cattle (tropical cattle)
• Bull


  • Can detect a cow that is coming in heat 1-2 days before the cow will mate
• Cattle


  • Deposit their feces in a random fashion, Defecate while walking
• Sheep


  • Squat position when urinating
• Goats


  • Are browsers, Have bitter taste than sheep
• Carabao


  • Has a wallowing instinct
• Philippine population as of July 2019: Human- 109 M, Cattle- 2.56 M, Carabao-2.87 M, Goat- 3.83 M, Sheep- 30 T
• Required meat per capita consumption in the Philippines is 49.8 kg/person/year
• Actual meat consumption in the Philippines: Pork- 15.8kg/person/yr, Poultry- 13 kg/person/yr, Beef- 3.34 kg/person/yr, Mutton and chevon- 0.6 kg/person/yr
• Dairy Farming


  Caracows average milk production- 8-10 li/day, Cows average milk production- 15-20 li/day
• Cow-Calf Operation


  Produce 2 calves in 3 years or calving interval of 13-14 months
• Feedlot Fattening


  Average Daily Gain- 1 kg/day for a period of 4-6 mos.
• Dairying for poverty alleviation: 1) For agrarian reform communities and families of OFW, 2) Mainstreaming of widely consumed dairy products, 3) Institutional local government sponsored milk feeding program
• Cow Calf Operation


  • Uses upgrade cows and purebred bulls, Involves selling calves at weaning or selling heifers for breeding purposes, Extensive use of native pasture and minimum outlay for concentrates, May be done in combination with crop or plantation agriculture
• Feedlot Fattening


  • Provides the farmer with extra income, Gives him year-round work and allow the use of cheap feedstuffs, Helps meet the urgent demand for high protein foods in the Filipino diet
• Abattoir a facility where farm animals are harvested and processed onto meat

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