Most cattle ranches have a piece of equipment called a cattle chute or called a cattle crush in other parts of the world. It is designed to be placed at the end of an alley and one cow at a time is pushed into it. Once inside two metal side…
Of the 200 cattle breeds one of the most popular for beef production is the Red Brangus. This breed was originated by breeding Black Angus cows and grey Brahman bulls in the 1930s. Red Brangus cattle combine the hardiness, disease resistance and unmatched maternal instincts of the Brahman breed with…
Without grass we probably wouldn’t be eating steaks and hamburgers today. There are a lot of jokes in the cattle business about the fact that being a cattle producer is really about moving the protein found in grass directly to the consumer, with the transportation vehicle being a cow. Many…
When cowboys rope a cow with the intention of bringing it down to the ground it normally requires two cowboys although I’ve seen it done with one. The first cowboy is designated as the “header” and he puts his rope around the cows head and tightens it around the neck….
