- 25,130 Cattle in the District (2006 Census)
- 243 Farms, average of ~103 head/farm
- Larger beef industry than any of the Atlantic Provinces
- Local �Stratton Sales Barn� which brings together both Eastern and Western buyers
- Local Abattoir is in the planning stage
- Main Breeds in the Rainy River District:
- Angus
- Red Angus
- Simmental
- Charolais
- Hereford
- Limousin
- Crossbreds
- Most Producers are natural producers using little to no pesticides, growth implants and inputs
- Potential Retail Market in NW Ontario is a population of 235,046 people (2006 Census)
 
Rainy River Cattlemen's Association
- Established in 1958
- Non-profit organization
- Manage �Stratton Sales Barn�
- 13 Members including: President, Vice President, OCA Advisory Councillor, Alternate Councillor, Secretary, Sales Barn Manager and 7 Directors
 
 Interesting Cattle Facts
- Over 1 Billion Cattle in the world
- 14.32 Million cattle in Canada
- 83,000 Farms and Ranches
- Average 61 cattle/farm
- 13% of farms have 48% of the cattle
- Only 8% of cow/calf herd are in Ontario
- More than 100 different medicines are derived from cattle including insulin
- 1611: Cattle arrived in North America
- 1600's : Law that for every 5 people aboard a ship to North America, there had to be 1 cow
- Cattle have four stomachs
- Rumen: storage of ingested food and digestion of proteins and simple carbohydrates
- Reticulum: used for sorting out fine plant particles for further fermentation
- Omasum: the first of two chambers used for bacterial fermentation of cellulose
- Abomasum: the second of two chambers used for bacterial fermentation of cellulose
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