bison

Bovidae

What family are bison

1000-2200lb

Bison weight

5-6.5ft

Bison height

7-12ft

Bison length

40mph

Bison speed

12-20+

Bison lifespan

2ft

Length of bison defense horns

2

Bison prefer total grass diet with gains of _lb/day

20-30,000

How long ago did bison cross beiring strait land bridge from Asia to North America

30-60mil

How many bison in 1700s

300

How many bison in 1900

200,000-500,000

How many bison in 2010-2020

5400

How many bison in national parks

20,500

How many bison in conservation herds

420,000

How many bison in private ranches

57,300

How many processed at USDA inspected plants in 2020

25-100

Small producer

100-250

Medium producer

100s-1000s

Large ranch

Federal meat inspection act

FMIA

Poultry products inspection act

PPIA

No

Does FMIA or PPIA include alternative livestock or game species

Wild land mammals, game birds, rabbits, poultry <20,000

Non-amenable species

$72hr

How much must a farmer pay a certified USDA FSIS inspector to inspect non amenable species

Water buffalo

What is buffalo cheese produced from

>2-3 acres

How much land required per bison

7-8ft

How tall must bison corral-chute fencing be

11-13

Winter diet protein % bison

2 years

Bison puberty

10-15

How many cows for one mature male bison

275-285(9m)

Bison gestation

40-50lb

Weight of bison calf

April-July

When is bison calving

8-9m

When to wean bison

620lb

Dressing weight bison

1000-1100

Live weight bison