Cattle Management (Beef & Dairy)

What is the segment of the beef industry that allows cattle to increase in size

• seedstock operation

• stocker operation

• cow-calf operation

• feedlot

At slaughter, most cattle are ___ months of age.

• 8 - 10

• 12 - 15

• 18 - 24

• 24 - 36

What is meat from young calves known as?

• cheval

• veal

• venison

• mutton

What are feeds called that are high in fiber, such as grass and hay?

• roughages

• concentrates

• legumes

• silage

What are characteristics that can be passed down from parent to offspring called?

• selections

• polls

• concentrates

• traits

supplemental feeding of calves that is not accessible to the rest of the herd is called...

• synchronized feeding

• rotational rations

• creep feeding

• cull feeding

A breed that is developed from a series of specific crosses is called a ___ breed

• composite

• concentrated

• purebred

• grade

What is the amount of fat cover on a beef animal called?

• background

• finish

• marbling

• shrink

Young females that are kept in the herd to take the place of cows being sold are...

• culled cows

• rotational heifers

• replacement heifers

• stocking steers

A red breed with loose skin and drooping ears developed with high heat tolerance is the...

• Hereford

• Simmental

• Beefmaster

• Santa Gertrudis