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CANADIAN GELBVIEH ASSOC 5160 Skyline Way NE Calgary, Alberta T2E 6V1 Phone: 403-250-8640 Fax: 403-291-5624 E-Mail: gelbvieh@gelbvieh.ca Website: www.gelbvieh.ca
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Did You Know? Here's some facts about beef that you may not realize. Did You Know ... - A 1,000-pound cow produces about 10 tons of manure a year!
- The hide from one head of cattle (one animal) can be made into 18 pairs of shoes!
- There are many by-products or secondary products from beef cattle, such as soap and shampoo made from the fat.
- The pancreas and liver of beef animals have been made into medicines
- Hair from cattle is made into paint brushes.
- That Canada fed 3.6 million cattle in 2005. (Cattle that are finished to market weight)
- In 2005, Canada produced 3.5 billion pounds of beef.
- Beef production contributed $25 billion to Canada's economy in 2005.
- Canada produces 3% of the world's beef supply.
- Many food products like Pop-Tarts, M&M’s, Cupcakes, Snicker bars, etc. have beef gelatin in them.
 Gelbvieh - Worth their weight in Gold!
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