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Will cattle go the way of hogs?
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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 674654" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>A sow raises about three litters a year of 8-12 piglets. They're ready for the plate in just a matter of weeks. And chickens are much more efficient and take up less space. A heifer won't produce her first calf until she's about two years old. Somebody has to feed her during that two years. I don't see that as being attractive to big ag.</p><p></p><p>I do think we're going to see more people raising a specific product targeted for a specific market, be it grass fed, organic, natural, CAB, or CHB. And that means some "mavericks" who refuse to conform will probably have a hard time making it in the cattle business. But I don't think we'll see the beef industry go the way of pigs and chickens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 674654, member: 13"] A sow raises about three litters a year of 8-12 piglets. They're ready for the plate in just a matter of weeks. And chickens are much more efficient and take up less space. A heifer won't produce her first calf until she's about two years old. Somebody has to feed her during that two years. I don't see that as being attractive to big ag. I do think we're going to see more people raising a specific product targeted for a specific market, be it grass fed, organic, natural, CAB, or CHB. And that means some "mavericks" who refuse to conform will probably have a hard time making it in the cattle business. But I don't think we'll see the beef industry go the way of pigs and chickens. [/QUOTE]
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