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Beef Trivia – Did You Know...

In 2003, Ontario produced 21.2% of all market-ready cattle in Canada. This made it the second largest province in terms of beef production. Alberta is the largest producer of beef cattle with about 67.7% of the market-ready cattle.

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Cattle in the feedlot will gain as much as 1.3 kg of weight a day.

Canadians consume 22 kg of beef a year, or about 35 grams per person per day.

More than 100 medicines used by humans come from cattle.

One cowhide can produce enough leather to make 20 footballs, 18 soccer balls, 18 volleyballs or 12 basketballs.

The average cow has more than 40,000 jaw movements per day. Cattle only have incisors on their lower jaw.