Yesterday’s daily cattle slaughter was 110,000 head, up 9 percent from the prior Wednesday’s kill of 101,000 head but down 17 percent from the same day last year (122,000). Daily hog slaughter was 415,000 head, up 5 percent from last week, but still down 14 percent from last year. For the year, cattle slaughter is down 6.9 percent and beef production is down 4.8 percent; hog slaughter is down 1.1 percent and pork production is down 0.5 percent. The backlog at the packing plants is resulting in heavier weights which offsets lower kill numbers. Cattle were up to 1,363 pounds compared to 1,310 pounds the same week last year and hogs were at 293 pounds compared to 286 pounds last year.
This week’s totals are down because...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
