Beef cattle are raised for meat production, unlike dairy cattle. Production includes cow-calf operations, backgrounding, and feedlot stages. Feeder cattle are fattened for feedlots, replacement heifers are female
Humans have hunted and farmed animals since prehistory. Neolithic Revolution enabled domestication of vertebrates 11,000 years ago. Modern meat production increased from 30% to 40% of world meat by 2005. Meat production uses 40% of global land surface
Poultry farming raises domesticated birds for meat or eggs. More than 60 billion chickens are killed annually. 74% of poultry meat and 68% of eggs are produced intensively
Veal is meat from young male dairy calves, more expensive than beef. Calves are separated from cows within three days. Milk-fed calves consume milk replacer, grain-fed calves transition to corn-based diet
Humans transitioned from herbivores to carnivores 2.6-2.5 million years ago. Domestication began around 8,000 BCE with pigs. Ice preservation was discovered in 1,700 BCE. Christopher Columbus introduced cattle to Americas in 15th century
A chicken farm can be established with a coop that accommodates 40-60 chickens. A business plan should outline expenses, income targets, and financing requirements. A startup cost ranges from $5,000 to $30,000. A farm must generate $1,000 or more in agricultural products annually