Animal Science 1 Unit 4.02

Steer, heifer, cow, bull, and stag are the five beef animal:

• marbling classes.
• sex classes.
• USDA grades.
• yield grades.

The age of the beef animal and the amount of marbling in the carcass affect the:

• quality grades.
• sex classes.
• use classifications.
• yield grades.

What is the USDA grade for a 230 pound barrow that has thick muscling and .85 inches of backfat over the last rib?

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• 2
• 3
• 4

Confirmation, fleshing, fat covering, exposed flesh, discolorations, disjointed and broken bones, missing parts, and freezing defects are poultry carcass grading terms called:

• maximum defects.
• quality factors.
• sanitation grades.
• USDA grades.

The percentage of a beef carcass that is boneless, closely trimmed retail cuts from the round, loin, rib, and chuck determines the:

• breed.
• marbling.
• quality grade.
• yield grade.

What is the quality grade for a 38 month of age, 900 pound Angus steer that has 0.8 inches of fat over the ribeye, appears full and thick over the back, loin, and rump, has fat in the cod, and has thick muscling in the round and forearm?

• Commercial
• Prime
• Select
• Standard

The degrees of muscling in slaughter hogs are:

• above average, average, and below average
• normal and abnormal.
• thick, average, and thin.
• ery thick, thick, and thin

The actual yield of slaughtered barrows and gilts is determined by the percent of the carcass weight that is:

• bones, skin and hair.
  
• fat.
• ham, loin, Boston butt and picnic shoulder.
• liquid and solid waste in the body cavity.

Chickens or turkeys with the feathers, blood, viscera, head, and feet removed are:

• Grade A poultry.
• Grade B poultry.
• ready-to-cook poultry.
• ready-to-eat poultry.

What is the grade for a feeder steer that has a long, tall skeleton in relation to his age, a slightly thin fat covering, and thick muscling?

• No. 1
  
• Large Frame, No. 1
• Medium Frame, No. 2
• Small Frame, No. 3