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An operation that focuses on calf production through weaning
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the activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal
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Flocks that sell pounds of meat and/or wool instead of breeding stock
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Mating of parents from a common genetic group or breed
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Growing program for feeder cattle from time calves are weaned until they go to a feedlot
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products of considerably less value than the major product (example: a hide or pelt)
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rich in N (nitrogen); essential for plant growth
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Raised on the range in herds of 1,000 head or more
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Slightly smaller operations that are kept more confined in fenced pastures
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not edible; unfit to be eaten by humans (example: cosmetics)
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the biogas captured from lagoons that can generate electricity
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Enterprise in which cattle are fed grain and a balanced diet for 90-120 days; range in size from less than 100-head capacity to many thousands
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a class of animals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind (example: swine)
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area where liquid animal waste is held and processed
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fit to be eaten by humans (example: tallow or lard)
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Wool- growing grazers with 54 chromosomes
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Browsers that hold their tail up with 60 chromosomes
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