has gained prominence as an important business project of the livestock industry,in the Philippines.It gives the producer year round work and provides the family with added income.One can make use of cheap plentiful farm by products such as corn stovers,rice straw,copra meal,rice bran and sugarcane tops.Most important it is a high protein food for the Philippine diet.Backyard cattle fattening or on a large scale can be a profitable venture.Buying healthy stock,feeding and fattening them for 120-180 days,selling them at any time of the year.Mimimum space for housing is 1.5-2 sq.meters per head for sheltered feeding area,5 meters per head for a fenced loafing area.Given proper care,there is less danger of diseases and parasites,affecting confined stock and a shorter fattening period.Marbling or intermixture of fat and lean meat is better obtained through feedlot fattening.This is prefered by customers.
