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See also: Dairy Cattle; Beef; Cows; Ranches; etc.
CATTLE TRIVIA
Total production of cattle and calves in Texas was 6.5 billion pounds in 2008. (US Census Bureau, 2010)
Archaeological evidence suggests that cattle were domesticated about 8,500 years ago.
The first cattle ranch in the U.S. was started in 1747 at Montauk on Long Island, New York.
There are over 70 different breeds of cattle in the U.S. today.
Top 5 Cattle countries: (2000)
India - 219 million
Brazil - 168 million
China - 104 million
US - 98 million
Argentina - 55 million
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