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• Charolais and Simmental are used as 


  Terminal sires
• Beef Production Metrics


  Calving percentages at 85%, weaning at 180 days and 220kg live weight
• New Zealand Land Use

  Pastoral land use decreased by 25% from 1900-2000, with shifts in hectares
• Global Beef Production


  Includes Bovine, Poultry, Pig meat, and Ovine meat production worldwide
• NZ Beef Industry 


  Contributes 1% of global beef production, with 6% share in global trade
• Beef Export Markets


  70-75% of New Zealand's beef exports go to USA and China
• Cattle Production Standards


  Must have 50% killed before 2 years, individual EID, USDA-accredited plants
• Beef Cattle Breeds


  Mainly Angus and Hereford
• Beef Cattle Numbers


  Around 3.84 million cattle in New Zealand, with 1.09 million beef breeding cows
• Beef Calf Supply


  Distribution of lamb and beef calf supply between hill and finishing farms
• Average Carcass Weights


  Steers 310 kg, Bulls 300 kg
• 2 years of age


  50% are killed before
• What does seasonal production follow?

  Grass growth curve
• What's is age at weaning and live weight?

  180 days, 220-270 kg
• Domestic Beef Market


  15% of beef produced is consumed locally, with lighter carcass weights (230-260 kg) than export market (270-350 kg)
• Industry Features

  Profits driven by world prices, beef mainly exported, integrated with sheep farming
• Reproduction in the industry

  Breed at 15 months, pregnancy scanning
• Nutrition practices in the industry

  Use of BCS, targeted feeding, alternative forages
• Animal health strategies in the industry

  Whole herd health plans, internal parasite management
• Genetics considerations in the industry

  Use of terminal sires, crossbreeding, progeny tests, sires for dairy beef
• Farming systems in the industry

  Bull beef production, dairy support
• Beef Story Initiatives


  Focus on clean water, grass production, and world-class processing systems in New Zealand
• How many beef cattle in NZ?

  3.84 million
• How many adult cattle slaughtered in NZ each year?

  2.5 million
• Which country does most of export beef go to?

  China (85%)