Livestock Industry

Castrated male chicken

• Rooster

• Capon

• Hen

• Cockerel

What is a young female sheep called?

• ewe

• sow

• ewe lamb

• ram

What are young of cattle called?

• kid

• lamb

• calf

• ram

Which segment of the beef industry produces purebred parents of particular breeds?

• purebred

• cow-calf

• stocker

• feedlot

_____________ are chickens raised for meat.

• layers

• broilers

• poultry

• hens

Meat from cattle

• beef

• mutton

• lamb

• poultry

• pork

Meat from sheep over a year old

• beef

• mutton

• lamb

• poultry

• pork

Meat from sheep under a year old

• beef

• mutton

• lamb

• poultry

• pork

Most pork is produced in midwestern states because pigs are mostly fed ___________.

• wheat

• corn

• hay

• soybeans

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_____________ are chickens raised to lay eggs.

• layers

• broilers

• poultry

• rooster