Quiz on Beef Cattle Herd Management

__________________ may be defined as a method of collecting records on beef cattle herds to be used for selecting the most productive animals.

• Production Testing

• Progeny Testing

• Performance Testing

• Power Testing

A ____________________ is the record of the ancestors of an animal.

• Performance Test

• Progeny

• Pedigree

• Production History

What is gestation?

• when a female stands for breeding

• when producers insert CIDR’s into females

• the forming of the corpus luteum

• the length of pregnancy

__________________ are given to explain the difference between animals that influenced their placing.

• Performance Data

• Progeny Information

• Oral Reasons

• Official Placings

An average hog in the U.S. today has approximately how much fat at the 10th rib?

• 0.3 inches

• 0.7 inches

• 1.3 inches

• 1.8 inches

A ____________________ is a group of animals that are similar in a number of characteristics and have been raised under the same management practices.

• Contemporary group

• Management group

• Performance group

• Progeny group

A visual evaluation of the amount of muscle on a pig is best seen by looking at the __________ view of the pig.

• Top

• Front

• Rear

• Side

What is the most common way to classify sheep?

• Breed

• Wool

• Purpose

• Geography

What two items help derive dressing percentage?

• Hot weight and Live weight

• Marbling and Maturity

• Carcass Weight and Live Weight

• Marbling and Live Weight

The average feed conversion ratio for beef cattle on full feed is:

• 6:1-7:1

• 3:1-4:1

• 10:1-12:1

• 2:1-3:1