Beef Cattle

uncastrated adult male

• Bull

• Steer

• Cow

• Heifer

• 1st Calf Heifer

castrated male

• Bull

• Steer

• Cow

• Heifer

• 1st Calf Heifer

adult female

• Bull

• Steer

• Cow

• Heifer

• 1st Calf Heifer

young female

• Bull

• Steer

• Cow

• Heifer

• 1st Calf Heifer

young female pregnant with or recently having her 1st calf at 2 to 2.5 years of age

• Bull

• Steer

• Cow

• Heifer

• 1st Calf Heifer

Uses of Beef Cattle include (select all that apply):

• BEEF it’s what’s for dinner!!!

• Companionship and Showing/ Rodeo

• Leather and Soap

• Glue and Gelatins

• Insulin and Pharmaceuticals

A typical day for a cow is 8 hours eating, 8 hours chewing cud, 8 hours sleeping

• True

• False

Gestation for a cow is about ___ months

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

Cows can smell up to ___ miles away.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

Calves should be weaned at about ___ months or 500-600 lbs.

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11