Heifers are immature females, while steers are young males that have been castrated. Angus is currently the most popular among North American ranchers.
This is partly due to economics—Angus cattle mature quickly and put on weight well—but also because Angus beef is reliably marbled and tender. A heifer is a female that has not had any offspring.
The term usually refers to immature females; after giving birth to her first calf, however, a heifer becomes a cow. An adult male is known as a bull. You may have heard a rule-of-thumb is that it takes 1. That means we should be able to have 10 to 13 cows. Beef cattle are generally the most profitable and easiest livestock to raise for profit.
Beef cattle simply require good pasture, supplemental hay during the winter, fresh water, vaccinations and plenty of room to roam. Cows love to be petted, stroked, and scratched behind the ears. They are very loving and welcome interactions with kind people. The Dutch Belted cow is an old breed, described as far back as the 12th century.
The breed owes its name to the band of white around its middle. The Dutch Belted is a dairy cattle breed named for its country of origin and its striking color pattern: black with a bright white belt around its middle.
In the Netherlands, it is also known as the Lakenvelder. Dutch Belted cattle are a dairy breed named for their country of origin and its striking color pattern: black with a bright white belt around its middle. The Dutch Belted has been known in the Netherlands as a standardized breed since the s. It was selected as a specialized dairy cow able to convert lush pastures and little grain supplementation into 12, to 15, pounds of rich milk per lactation period.
For centuries, the Lakenvelder was bred and kept by the Dutch who were not fond of selling their prized cattle. By , only four or five herds were known to exist in Holland. By the s, semen from American bulls was imported back to Holland to revive the breed in its native home. As of , numbers in Holland were increasing but the breed is still considered extremely rare with a population of less than worldwide.
Dutch Belted cattle were first imported into the United States by the U. Consul of Holland, D. Haight of Goshen, New York, in He made two more importations of the breed in later years. Shortly after, in , the famous showman P. Barnum soon moved the exhibition herd to his farm in Orange County, New York. Search Search for:. The Presidium aims to promote the breed as a source of excellent meat on the local market and by creating links between breeders, butchers and restaurants. Production area: All provinces of the Netherlands.
Buren: Biologische Tuinderij De Goudsbloern tel. Steenbergen tel. Korenblik, tel. Presidium coordinator Reurt Boelema tel. Presidium Thanks to the work and commitment of the Vereiniging Lakenvelder Runderen organization and the Lakenvelder Beef Committee, there has been renewed interest in the breed and it is now considered an excellent choice for family farms, in particular due to the ease of breeding and it's intelligent and placid nature. Contacts Presidium coordinator Reurt Boelema tel.
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