> in my experience you would have to
> castrate very late (20 months) and
> then fatten them as steers. but i
> don't think this is a very good
> solution. the best thing for you i
> believe is to get a breed that
> muscles extremely well, and as you
> castrate them you will still get
> the extra fat. i can't really help
> you with this because in belgium
> we are trying to get as little fat
> as possible on our animals. but i
> suppose that if you castrate a
> belgian blue, and feed it
> triticale instead of barley or
> wheat, you would get excelent
> results fat and meat-wise.
In the US production agriculture system fed cattle are harvested by the time they are 18 months of age and should weight 1250 - 1350 lbs. live to meet market specifications.
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