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ANSC Bovine Unit

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following terms with their correct descriptions.

a)

Cow

1.

A female bovine that has had a calf

b)

Heifer

2.

A young female bovine that has not had a calf

c)

Steer

3.

A castrated male bovine used for meat

d)

Bull

4.

An uncastrated male bovine used for breeding

2.

The name of meat that comes from cattle, like steers, is

a)

veal

b)

mutton

c)

pork

d)

beef

3.
a)

Polled Hereford

b)

Guernsey

c)

Simmental

d)

Hereford

4.
a)

Polled Hereford

b)

Simmental

c)

Shorthorn

d)

Hereford

5.

Length of gestation of a Cow

a)

9 mths

b)

7 mths

c)

11 mths

d)

3 months

6.

What is a Freemartin?

a)

fertile heifer exposed to male hormones

b)

an infertile heifer exposed to male hormones (often due to male twin)

c)

infertile male exposed to heifer hormones

d)

infertile male and female

7.

What is item #1

a)

tail dock

b)

tail tip

c)

tail head

d)

Tail stop

8.

What is item # 16

a)

pastern

b)

shoulder

c)

stifle

d)

hock

9.

What # is the sheath?

a)

15

b)

12

c)

14

d)

13

10.

What # is the muzzle?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

1

d)

6

11.

What two numbers is the loin located between?

a)

3 and 4

b)

7 and 15

c)

1 and 2

d)

16 and 14

12.

Which item is the Rumen?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

3

d)

1

13.

Which item is the omasum?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

7

d)

5

14.

Which compartment of the ruminant digestive system is responsible for regulating flow of partially digested food?

a)

Rumen

b)

Abomasum

c)

Reticulum

d)

Omasum

15.

What is the name of the operation that keeps mature cattle to produce calves to sell to other producers?

a)

Backgrounders

b)

Cow-Calf

c)

Seedstocker

d)

Commerical

16.

Born without horns

a)

Hornless

b)

Horned

c)

Polled

d)

Cull

17.

calf management involves

a)

mucus clear from calf nose and mouth

b)

dip the calf navel with iodine

c)

2-3 liters of colostrum first 24 hrs

d)

all of the above

18.

Which of the Following is a Black Angus

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

top portion of cattle’s heads

a)

Broody

b)

EPD

c)

Cap

d)

Poll

20.

base of the chest floor on cattle

a)

cattle

b)

horns

c)

Brisket

d)

Pones

21.

True or False: Dairy cattle are fed a fermented feed called silage.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How many times are dairy cows milked each day?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

True or False: Most cattle are crossbreds.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What dairy breed makes up most of the dairy industry?

a)

Jersey

b)

Guernsey

c)

Ayrshire

d)

Holstein

25.

How long is a dairy cows milking period?

a)

3 months

b)

60 days

c)

10 months

d)

5 months

26.

What percentage of milk is water?

a)

50

b)

10

c)

35

d)

88

27.

How much should cattle weigh when they are market ready?

a)

1000 - 1500 pounds

b)

2000 - 2500 pounds

c)

1250-1400 pounds

d)

1150 - 1375 pounds

28.

How many compartments to the stomach do ruminants have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

29.

What retail cut of beef is this?

a)

Short Ribs

b)

Brisket

c)

Flank Steak

d)

Ribeye Steak

30.

What retail cut of beef is this?

a)

Short Ribs

b)

Brisket

c)

T-bone Steak

d)

Porterhouse Steak

31.

What breed produces the milk with the highest butterfat content?

a)

Milking Shorthorn

b)

Jersey

c)

Holstein

d)

Guernsey

32.

What breed produces the milk with the golden color?

a)

Milking Shorthorn

b)

Jersey

c)

Holstein

d)

Guernsey

33.

How long is a typical milking period of time in days?

a)

20 days

b)

305 days

c)

1000 days

d)

just till they get the milk out the first time

34.

Matching Cattle

a)

1.

holstein

b)

2.

jersey

c)

3.

guernsey

d)

4.

milking shorthorn

e)

5.

ayrshire

35.

Matching

a)

1.

angus

b)

2.

limousin

c)

3.

charolais

d)

4.

gelbvieh

e)

5.

hereford

36.

Matching

a)

1.

brahman

b)

2.

belgium blue

c)

3.

simmental

d)

4.

texas longhorn

e)

5.

brown swiss