The structure of beef production and determination of some body measurements in fattened cattle in bolu province

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the structural status of the fattening activity and some body measurements of cattle in cattle fattening farms in Bolu province. The material of the research consisted of 339 head cattle of all breed, age and both sexes that fattening in 9 fattening farms. In addition to collection information about fattening activity in farms, withers height and chest circumference were measured on cattle. Farms were grouped as 1-50 heads, 51+ heads and above based on the number of animals. General averages for the number of animals in the groups were 19.0 heads, 75 heads and 37.7 heads. In the study, beginning of fattening and ending fattening ages were 9.7 +/- 2.23 years and 25.6 +/- 3.57 years, respectively. The average fattening period was determined as 15.9 +/- 5.21 months. The average live weights of 9-12 months age for Black and White crossbreds, Brown Swiss crossbreds, Simmental crossbred and domestic breeds were estimated as 233.9 +/- 15.25 kg, 252.7 +/- 24.33 kg, 236.1 +/- 22.05 kg, 127.3 +/- 19.69 kg, respectively. The average live weights for 18-22 months age for the same breeds, was estimated as 432.3 +/- 42.31 kg, 420.5 +/- 22.19 kg, 440.4 +/- 37.10 kg, 212.5 +/- 20.31 kg, respectively.