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Agriculture for Secondary Schools
Managerial operations in meat production
Management of animals for production of meat is a practice to group animals into
various herd groups that are lactating or nursing, pubertal, adult males, castrates
young growing animals and newly born nursed groups. This kind of grouping makes
management easier in performing the required operations such as breeding, feeding,
sales and other managerial practices. Table 11.3 shows names of herds of different
animal species raised for meat production.
Table 11.3: Names of herd groups of meat producing animals
Animal species Growing stage Name of herd group
Cattle Adult nursing females Lactating cows
Adult dry females Dry cows
Pubertal females Heifers
Entire males Bulls
Castrated males Steers
Growing animals Weaners
Nursed stage Calves
Goat Adult nursing females Nannies/does
Adult dry females Dry does
Pubertal females Does
Entire males bucks
Castrated males Wethers
Growing animals Weaners
Nursed stage kids
Sheep Adult females Ewes
Pubertal females Ewes
Entire males Rams
Castrated males Wethers
Growing animals weaners
Nursed stage lambs
Pig Adult females Sows
Pubertal females Gilts
Entire males Boars
Castrated males Barrows
Growing animals Weaners
Nursed stage Piglets
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