Stages of Beef Production

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Across
  1. 4. - maintain a breeding herd of cows that produce calves each year
  2. 8. - when a calf is no longer relying on milk from the mother cow
  3. 9. - Cattle typically spend four to six months to graze at feed bunks containing a carefully balanced high-energy diet comprised primarily of corn and other grains.
  4. 10. - steer and heifer calves or yearlings continue to grow and thrive by grazing and consuming high roughage diets
Down
  1. 1. - After weaning and/or after the stocker phase, calves can be sold at...
  2. 2. - top beef producing state
  3. 3. - The final step in beef production
  4. 5. - some heifers are kept after weaning as...
  5. 6. - Cattle are taken here when they weigh
  6. 7. - where are stocker cattle transported to