Trip to the Cattle Farm in UPM

Our trip to UPM Cattle farm

There are 2 types of cattle in UPM which are beef cattle and dairy cattle. 

• Dairy cattle
• Beef cattle

Dairy Cattle

Dairy cattle is cattle cow that are bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk.

- Milking process is done twice a day, 8.30 am and 3.30 pm, for approximately 5 to 7 minutes. The output from each cattle is about 8 to 9 liter. This process has to be carried out every single day to avoid the milks being accumulated that will cause the cow to have milk fever. 

Beef Cattle

Beef cattle is cattle cow that raised for meat production.

- These cattles are fit to be sold when they have reached a minimum weight of 250 kilograms. Female cattles will be kept for breeding process for maximum 5 years and will be sold after that. This is to ensure that the beef produced by these female cattles will still be in good quality.

Comparison

	Dairy Cattle	Beef Cattle
System	Both of these cattles use extensive system. Extensive livestock production system is systems in which animals are kept free-range for part or all their production cycle.
Breeding Process	Artificial breeding. This indicates that semen is taken from the bull to be injected to the heifer when on heat.	Natural breeding. For this process, bull has to be chosen specifically. The bull has to have a strong back leg, aggressiveness to mate and active semen/sperm.
Calf	The calf of dairy cattle is separated once it is born. Milk will be fed by the farm keepers as to ensure that the calf will not over drink the milk from its mother.	The calf of beef cattle will stay with its mother for 6 months to ensure that the calf gets enough milk and nutrition to grow.
Breeds	Fusion Jersey	Brangus (mixed breed of Brahman and Angus)

 A short video of the summary of our trip

Appreciation post
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our lecturer, Dr. Natrah Ikhsan for giving us the opportunity to visit the cattle. This is a wonderful experience for all of us as we have gained so much knowledge from this trip. Thank you Dr. once again.