The cultural identity of a nation is a lot expressed through its cuisine. Being a nation appreciated for its culinary arts and multi-cultural cuisines, red meat has managed to occupy a place on our plates, especially on days that are a bit more festive than others. Red meat is considered not only a festive delicacy but also a highly desirable food for us due to its mouth-watering taste, high protein content, and minerals. There is a growing demand for meat in Bangladesh due to changing dietary habits and rising incomes. The high price of red meat, high demand, and hurdles in the importation of cattle from India have made cattle farming and fattening a fast-growing agribusiness over the last decade. As a result, significant interest propelled in from farmers and investors in the cattle business.
Cattle fattening through prescribed methods is essential to fulfilling the demand for red meat in countries like Bangladesh due to limited grazing lands and dense populations. In addition, it can help smallholder farmers improve their livelihoods, as more yield means more money, along with providing food and nutrition security to the country. Cattle fattening, as the term suggests, is a practice of quickly adding pounds to the livestock by means of feeding them with calorie-dense and high protein-based diets, limiting the movement of livestock and preventing cattle from shrinking. In addition, cattle fattening practices require dedicated handling of the livestock with care and paying the most attention to prevent parasitic diseases. The fattening practices help meet rising demand by producing high-quality meat in large volumes for the market.