Points to Remember in Cattle Fattening

• Backyard or large scale cattle fattening can be profitable by following the guides in the operation of the project.
• Preferred are of animals to raise is 2 to 3 years old. Older animals need shorter period of fattening than younger animals. Younger animals require longer feeding period.
• Steers grow faster, gain more weight and easier to manage than heifer.
• Improved like Brahman and Ongole or Nellore gain weight faster with less feeds than native animals.
• Cattle can be fattened on all roughage rations or on roughage-concentrate ration. Roughage-concentrate ration is a combination of forage crops and concentrates such as rice bran, copra meal, bone meal and salt.
• Rice straw, corn cobs, sugarcane tops, ipil-ipil leaves and other grasses are used as feeds for cattle.
• Proper housing is important for the success of cattle fattening operation. It protects the animals   against adverse effect of weather.
• Sanitary measures should be practiced in the pasture land and housing facilities of confined animals to protect them from pests and diseases.
• Six months from the date of purchase, cattle is ready for market.