Задать 10 во к данным текстам а также). We farm about 10 hectares of land and raise much of the forage to feed the cattle. My favorite dream is to become a veterinarian to be well-versed in this area of agriculture. The knowledge received will help me to modernize our farm and make our diary business more profitable.
Before selecting a certain breed, the owner should decide on the purpose for which the animals are raised. If the purpose is to raise cattle to market as beef, beef breeds are to be studied. If the owner is interested in production milk and butterfat, it will be reasonable to choose the dairy type of cattle.
Selecting individual animals pay attention to the following factors: appearance or type, pedigree, performance and prepotency.
· Appearance or type. The method of selecting animals on the basis of type or outward appearance is valuable in noting characteristics that are approved for a particular breed. But unfortunately from outward appearance alone the owner can’t decide which cows are high producers. It doesn’t indicate accurately the quality of offspring that will be produced.
· A pedigree is a record of the names and registration number of the ancestors of a given animal. The main value of a pedigree is that it provides evidence that the certain animal is a purebred.
· The term ‘performance’ means ‘ability to produce’. For dairy cattle, performance or each cow is measured in terms of milk and butterfat produced by her in a given period of time. Performance for beef cattle is measured by rate of gain.
· Prepotency or transmitting ability is the ability to transmit desired characteristics to its offspring.
Moreover, selecting dairy and beef cattle, pay attention to the following factors: health, age, time of breeding, etc.