ANS I BR 10-15-19 Age Classes

Age classes: A calf is how old?

• More than a year old

• More than 18 months old

• Less than a year old

• Less than 6 months old

Age classes: "Cattle" are how old?

• At least a year old or older

• Less than a year old

• At least 24 months old

• No more than 6 weeks old

"Slaughter calves" are how old?

• 3 months to a year old

• No more than 2 months old

• Less than 3 months old

• 5 months old

"Feeder calves" are how old?

• 3 months to one year old

• 6 months to one year old

• 7 months old

• 24 months old

A steer is:

• a female

• an un-castrated male

• a male castrated before sexual maturity

• a male castrated after sexual maturity

A heifer:

• Is a female that has had at least 1 calf

• An immature female that hasn't had a calf

• A castrated male

• None of these

A stag is a bovine that has been:

• castrated before sexual maturity

• de-horned

• castrated after sexual maturity

• de-wormed

A cow is a bovine that:

• Mayonnaise

• has not reached sexual maturity

• has been spayed

• has had at least one calf

When we judge/evaluate livestock in a competition, how many animals are usually in a class?

• 3

• 6

• 2

• 4

Generally when we are at a livestock evaluation competition, there are two main classes. What are they?

• Breeding and market

• Breeding and reject

• Breeding and cull

• Breeding and ready-to-cook