alive right now, in the queue: about 497 million (rate × 550 days). average time left: 275 days.
method FAO slaughter statistics; births = slaughter plus bobby calves and calf mortality. standing stock via Little's law counts the slaughter queue, not the breeding and dairy herd (~1.5 billion).
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