Beef Cattle Vocabulary #14 - 26

What is a feedlot?

• A place where cattle are allowed to graze freely

• A cattle feeding operation with large numbers of cattle grouped for profit

• A type of cattle breed

• A method of cattle transportation

What is a flank in the context of beef cattle?

• A type of cattle breed

• A feeding method

• A primal cut from the abdominal muscles

• A disease affecting cattle

What does gestation refer to in cattle?

• The process of feeding cattle

• The process of carrying young in the womb

• The process of milking cattle

• The process of castrating cattle

What is a heifer?

• A male bovine

• A young, female beef/dairy cattle that has not been bred

• A type of cattle feed

• A cattle disease

What is a herd?

• A single cow

• A group of cattle of a single kind kept together for a specific purpose

• A type of cattle feed

• A disease affecting cattle

What is a loin in beef cattle?

• A type of cattle breed

• A primal cut from the section between the ribs and the round

• A disease affecting cattle

• A method of feeding cattle

What is a plate in beef cattle?

• A type of cattle breed

• A tough, fatty primal cut of meat from the front belly

• A disease affecting cattle

• A method of feeding cattle

What does polled mean in cattle?

• Cattle that have been castrated

• Cattle that lack horns

• Cattle that are pregnant

• Cattle that are used for milk production

What is a primal cut?

• A type of cattle breed

• One of the large primary pieces into which a beef carcass is divided

• A disease affecting cattle

• A method of feeding cattle

What is a rib in beef cattle?

• A type of cattle breed

• A tender primal cut made from the center section of rib

• A disease affecting cattle

• A method of feeding cattle