Cattle and small cattle: features, breeds

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Since ancient times, people have been raising cows and small cattle. For each type of animal, it is necessary to create certain conditions for keeping. With proper livestock management, the farmer manages to increase the available livestock several times in a short period of time.

Features of animal husbandry

To breed large and small cattle, you must have a fairly large land plot. Livestock farms lease large plots of land for this purpose. In domestic breeding, livestock is placed on the available territory. At the same time, cows need to be provided with a sufficiently large stall, walker. Goats and sheep need less territory.

The issue of lack of space determines what kind of cattle and small cattle will be bred.

Cattle breeding

Cattle and small cattle are classified as livestock. The first includes different breeds of cows. Small cattle are represented by goats and sheep. Before breeding any kind of animal, it is necessary to evaluate youropportunities.

Raising cows is a very profitable business. Only two animals are able to bring in good revenue and fully recoup the cost of their maintenance. Before getting pets, you must:

1. Find out what breeds exist, what breeds are found in a particular region.
2. Determine the place where the animal will be kept. If it is planned to graze a cow in the summer, then she needs to provide a place to sleep: a shed, a barn. For winter maintenance, you will need a warm room and a walker.

Having decided on the place of detention, they decide on the choice of breed. This is not easy, because there are many different types of cattle.

Cow breeds

For those who have never de alt with cows, it is recommended to select a breed that will be unpretentious to the climate. At the same time, do not forget that the cow should give a lot of milk.

1. Hereford cattle. It is famous all over the world, as it is unpretentious to the climate. The color of the animals is red, they have white spots all over the body. This breed is fast growing and has a great reproduction. After 1.5 years, the young reach sexual maturity.
2. The Limousin breed also has a red color, but it is more hardy, unpretentious in care. Limousin cows are distinguished from others by their high fertility: they can bring up to three calves at one calving.
3. Kazakh white-headed. Animals are well acclimatized and quickly gain weight. In the warm season, they have a smooth coat, and in winter it becomescurly and thick.
4. The most common breed is the Simmental. The profitability of its content is almost one hundred percent.

There are other breeds of cows that are great for keeping in different climatic zones.

MRC: goats

One of the very first animals tamed by man is the goat. These animals perfectly adapt to any climatic conditions, are unpretentious in maintenance.

Goats give different products: fluff, meat, milk, skins.

Among the goats of the down direction are:

• Don breed. From one animal you can get up to one and a half kilograms of fluff about ten centimeters long.
• Orenburg goat. This is the largest downy animal. The down of goats is thin, long, but it is not elastic enough. Because of this feature, the down from the Orenburg breeds is mixed with the products of other goats, most often from the Don.

There are goats kept for milk. The most common breed is the Russian goat. She is light in weight, gives an average of about four liters of milk per day. Saanen goats have a higher milk yield. With a good content, they are able to produce up to eight liters of milk per day. This small cattle has a large constitution and a fairly large weight.

MRS: sheep

Sheep are very precocious animals. Their puberty occurs as early as six months of age. For one lamb, a sheep brings from one to three lambs, in rare cases there may befour. Moreover, lambing occurs twice a year. Because of this feature of sheep, they pay for themselves very quickly.

Sheep are not just small cattle that breed quickly. These animals are growing well. By the age of four months, the young weigh about half the weight of an adult. For example, if an adult sheep, according to breed standards, should weigh eighty kilograms, then young animals at 4 months will weigh about forty kilograms.

All small cattle are divided into wool and meat. The first type has subspecies: coarse-haired, fine-haired, semi-fine-haired, etc.

Private traders and farmers most often breed the Romanov breed. It is distinguished by its universal purpose and high fertility. Professionals recommend starting small cattle breeding with this breed, as it is unpretentious, adapts perfectly to any climatic zone.

Conclusion

Breeding any animal is hard work. Animals need to be fed, hair removed, milked, manure removed, grazing. They need a place to keep them, they prepare food. All this is hard work, which not everyone can do.