6th grade Cattle Vocabulary Quiz

What is a mature male cattle used for breeding called?

• Steer

• Bull

• Cow

• Heifer

Which term describes a male cattle that has been castrated and is raised mainly for beef production?

• Bull

• Steer

• Heifer

• Calf

What is the term for a mature female cattle that has given birth to at least one calf?

• Heifer

• Cow

• Bull

• Steer

What do you call a young female cattle that has not yet had a calf?

• Cow

• Heifer

• Steer

• Bull

What is the process of a cow giving birth to a calf called?

• Weaning

• Calving

• Dystocia

• Marbling

What term describes difficulty or complications during the birth of a calf?

• Calving

• Dystocia

• Weaning

• Heterosis

What is an animal called that comes from parents of the same breed with a known lineage?

• Crossbred

• Purebred

• Black Baldy

• Polled

What is the term for an animal that is the offspring of two different breeds?

• Purebred

• Crossbred

• Black Baldy

• Docile

Which type of cattle is black with a white face, often a cross between Angus and Hereford?

• Black Baldy

• Purebred

• Crossbred

• Polled

What is the phenomenon where crossbred offspring show improved or enhanced characteristics compared to their parents?

• Marbling

• Heterosis

• Weaning

• Dressing Percentage