Beef Production
Across
- 3. island in NZ that has the highest beef numbers
- 6. most common beef breed in NZ
- 10. a beef breed with the double muscling gene
- 12. high stocking rate of animals with high quality feed and the focus is on finishing animals early
- 13. energy required for basic bodily function
- 14. animals kept in yards and fed high energy feed so they grow quickly
- 15. large proportion of our beef exports are sent here
- 16. number of beef animals in NZ
- 17. a beef breed best suited to hill country
Down
- 1. country that eats the most beef in the world
- 2. energy required for lactation, pregnancy and growth
- 4. beef breed commonly sent to Japan
- 5. the undigestible fibre in grass
- 7. another name for freezing works
- 8. type of farming where animals are stocked at a low rate, often on high country farms
- 9. structural carbohydrate found in grass
- 11. country that produces the most beef in the world