Livestock Industry Pretest

The meat humans consume from harvested cattle is called ____.

• beef

• calf

• mutton

• pork

The gestation period for cattle is approximately ____ days.

• 61–68

• 113–115

• 279–290

• 360–365

A beef cattle operation in which cows are bred each year to produce calves for the market is called a ____.

• cow-calf operation

• seedstock operation

• feedlot operation

• stocking operation

A beef cattle operation in which producers raise cattle for registered breeding herds as well as commercial cattle operations is called a ____.

• seeder operation

• stocking operation

• seedstock operation

• feedlot operation

A beef cattle operation in which large numbers of cattle are grouped based on size, genetics, and consistency in order to maximize profit is called a ____.

• stocker operation

• feedlot operation

• seedstock operation

• cow-calf operation

A beef cattle operation that uses grazing pastures for weaned calves to provide moderate weight gain with minimal grain being added to their diet is called a ____.

• feedlot operation

• seedstock operation

• cow-calf operation

• stocker operation

What is the top state in the United States in terms of dairy production?

• Arkansas

• California

• Mississippi

• Tennessee

The top state by number of horses is ____.

• Arkansas

• Connecticut

• Mississippi

• Texas

The term for the process of giving birth in all equine animals is called ____.

• calving

• farrowing

• foaling

• kidding

Pony is the classification typically given to horses ____.

• under 14.2 hands and weighing up to 900 lb

• around 14 to 16 hands tall and weighing between 900 and 1400 lb

• 16 to 18 hands tall and weighing upward of 2000 lb

• None of the above.