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Maine Anjou breed
Solid Red Simmental Cow/calf pair
Feedlot
A calf is put through a head gate in order to vaccinate and ear tag.
Restraints such as these are used to protect both the farmer and the animal during ear-tagging, vaccination, and other medical procedures.
Feedlot
Beef cattle in a Saskatchewan feedlot.
Beef Cow 2
Beef Cow 1
Red Angus.
Black Angus near Sturgis, SK.
There are over a million calves born in Saskatchewan annually.
Feedlot
Simmental.
A herd of Purebred Hereford cows
Black Angus cow and calf.
Barns like the one shown here serve to protect animals from harsh weather, provide common feeding and birthing grounds and can store animal feed.
Charolais breed
Solid black 2 year old Simmental Bull
The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency ensures that all cattle are tagged at their place of origin. In case disease or problems with animal meat are found, the tag will allow the CCIA to trace back to the original herd and investigate the problem.
This is an auction mart where farmers, feedlot owners, and meat processing companies come to buy and sell cattle.
These are polled Hereford cattle. Polled is the name for the absence of horns in cattle, sheep and goats.
A horned Hereford cow
Herd of Hereford cows near Leross, SK.
Feedlot
Red Angus cow and calf.
Approximately 28 percent of the total number of Saskatchewan farms are Beef Cattle and Ranching farms (including feedlots).

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