The fattening technology belongs to
animal husbandry science of
agricultural science and technology. Yunnan cattle, namely
weaning bullock or cow, with the weight of 110 plus or minus 20 kg and the age of 7 months are fed with the fattening purpose according to fattening procedures; the cattle selection includes the steps that (1) according to the selection of gender and age, bullock and cow are available, the bull is castrated before the age of 3 months, and the bullock or cow can be subjected to the fattening procedure after
weaning at the age of 7 months; (2) according to the figure and appearance selection, healthy cattle with rectangular figure, deep chest, wide
rear quarter, big vivid eyes, thick eyelids, firm
hoof quality and short and thick neck are selected; the first fattening stage is from the age of 7 months to 13 months and includes the rapid growth of bones and muscles; the second fattening stage is from the age of 14 months to 18 months and is the stereoscopic growth stage, including the rapid growth of
eye muscle area, and the fat growth of
abdominal cavity needs to be restrained to the maximum extent; the third fattening stage is from the age of 19 months to 24 months and requires feeding high-energy feed, the fourth fattening stage is from the age of 25 months to slaughter, the fourth fattening stage is the embellishing period of the
snowflake beef production, the beef
moisture and fat color need to be adjusted, and meanwhile, concentrated feed is supplemented.