Beef Industry Review

Cattle are known as which of the following?

• porcine
• equine
• bovine
• feline

A newborn bovine is called a what?

• heifer
• calf
• steer
• bull

Which of these is not an advantage of raising beef cattle?

• They eat roughage
• Low death loss
• Low feed efficiency
• Meat in high demand

What is the gestation period of a beef cow?

• 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days
• 9 months
• 11 months
• 6 months 6 weeks 6 days

What is a group of cattle called?

• Drove
• Clowder
• Flock
• Herd

An animal born without horns is known as being what?

• De-horned
• castrated
• polled
• a steer

Beef genus and species

• Bos taurus & Bos indicus

• Herd

• Bull

• Steer

Intact male bovine

• Bull

• Steer

• Cow

• Heifer

Mature female bovine

• Cow

• Heifer

• Calf

• Calving

Young female bovine

• Heifer

• Calf

• Calving

• Animal with a four-compartmented stomach