Beef Cattle Management

These operations generally use breeding stock to produce offspring which will be sold after weaning.

• Cow/Calf Producer

• Seedstock Producer

• Stocker Operation

• Feedlot Operation

Cattle are ruminants which means:

• Animal has a 4 compartment stomach

• Animal is considered monogastric

• Animal only eats pelleted food

• Animals are usually deficient in minerals

The length of pregnancy from conception to parturition is referred to as:

• Estrus

• Parturition

• Gestation

• Dystocia

The gestation length of cattle is

• 315 days

• 220 days

• 258 days

• 285 days

The process of birth is referred to as:

• Gestation

• Dystocia

• Estrus

• Parturition

Castration is defined as:

• Removal of the male reproductive organs

• Removal of the female reproductive organs

• Removal of the horns of an animal

• Implanting hormone emitting pellets

A segment of the beef cattle industry where the sole purpose is to feed and fatten cattle

• Cow/Calf Operation

• Stocker Operation

• Slaughter Prep Operation

• Feedlot Operation

The final segment of the beef industry is:

• the consumer

• the feedlot operation

• the stocker operation

• the slaughter house

Which of the following is not an option for fencing a pasture for beef cattle?

• Electric Wire

• Barbed Wire

• Vinyl Rails

• Solid Fencing

What is the first limiting factor for all livestock?

• Minerals

• Feed Rations

• Water

• Vitamins