GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  Beef cattle farming is an important industry in the United States and throughout the world. Since beef cattle can graze forages in the open range and pastureland, they serve a unique role in providing high quality protein for human consumption from byproducts and forage sources that humans do not consume. Considerable land in the U.S. and the world that will not support intensive crop production, can often times sustain grasses and forages that conserve the land, and produce feeds that cattle can utilize. Beef cattle production is dispersed throughout the U.S., but a significant amount of beef is produced on the rangelands of the Western U.S. The following are factors for the development of beef farming in USA; Good soil which has encouraged the growth of pastures The use of irrigation schemes to ensure constant supply of pastures The presence of good animals varietieties like Aberdeen Angus, Red Angus, polled Hereford and cross breed zebu Reliable transport and communication n...

  Subdividing land into paddocks so as to regulate grazing Setting up demonstration farms to teach farmers new skills and principles of paddock farming Initiating quality breeds to check on the mixing of livestock and survival tactics Provision of water through boreholes, valley dams, water troughs, etc Provision of veterinary services through the mobile animal husbandry staff Establishment of animal facilities like cattle dips, slaughter houses, etc Establishment of Botswana Meat Commission that caters for the quality of livestock and marketing the products A system of disease control fences has been installed to prevent transmission of diseases from one herd to another. RELATED POSTS COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROBLEM FACING ENVIRONMENT Five (5) Advantages of questionnaire as data collection tool in research 5 DISADVANTAGES OF ROAD TRANSPORT 10 FACTORS THAT AFFECT OCEAN SALINITY CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF...

  beef farming is rearing cattle for meat and their related products the following are Steps taken by government of Kenya to improve beef farming Decontrolling the price of meat products. Funding research in Animal pest and Disease control. Introduction of pedigree/exotic cattle and encouraging cross breeding with local breeds to improve their quality. Introduction of drought resistant high quality grass. Educating beef farmers on modern methods through trade fairs, tours and seminars. Investigating the prevailing market situations and make appropriate recommendations. Creating ranching schemes in arid and semi-arid lands. Encouraging setting up of group ranches.  RELATED POSTS IMPORTANCE OF SOIL STRUCTURE     7 CHARACTERISTICS OF EQUATORIAL CLIMATE    7 ADVANTAGES OF WETLANDS     7 FACTORS INFLUENCING MASS WASTING    5 CONDITIONS FOR EXISTENCE OF CORAL REEFS    3 TYPES OF WEATHERING AND THEIR PROCESSES    6...