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<blockquote data-quote="Saltydawg" data-source="post: 185050" data-attributes="member: 2944"><p>I agree with Bez. Vertical integration would limit competition which is bad news for us little guys.</p><p></p><p> Just some thoughts....</p><p></p><p> Poultry has been vertically integrated and you don't see many small producers anymore.</p><p> The reason they could do it with poultry is because they can cram a LOT of birds in small quarters....throw cheap corn at them forever....and chickens will happily keep reproducing chickens.</p><p> Feed is cheap and space is not as big a concern.</p><p></p><p> Cattle on the otherhand.</p><p></p><p> Is it even possible to feed cattle nothing but grains and still expect them to reproduce and be healthy for generations?</p><p></p><p> I don't pretend to know a lot about feedlot operations but I know they toss a whole bunch of medications in their feeds....knowing that the animal only needs to stay healthy till it reaches slaughter weight.</p><p></p><p> Can you do this with cows that are expected to reproduce year after year?</p><p></p><p> I think the answer is no based on the fact the large feedlots havent already done this.</p><p></p><p> Cattle require too much room and too many resources to vertically integrate in the same manner that the poultry and pig industry has.</p><p></p><p> I could be wrong though :lol: .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saltydawg, post: 185050, member: 2944"] I agree with Bez. Vertical integration would limit competition which is bad news for us little guys. Just some thoughts.... Poultry has been vertically integrated and you don't see many small producers anymore. The reason they could do it with poultry is because they can cram a LOT of birds in small quarters....throw cheap corn at them forever....and chickens will happily keep reproducing chickens. Feed is cheap and space is not as big a concern. Cattle on the otherhand. Is it even possible to feed cattle nothing but grains and still expect them to reproduce and be healthy for generations? I don't pretend to know a lot about feedlot operations but I know they toss a whole bunch of medications in their feeds....knowing that the animal only needs to stay healthy till it reaches slaughter weight. Can you do this with cows that are expected to reproduce year after year? I think the answer is no based on the fact the large feedlots havent already done this. Cattle require too much room and too many resources to vertically integrate in the same manner that the poultry and pig industry has. I could be wrong though :lol: . [/QUOTE]
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