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WorksheetsANSC Bovine Unit
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 22mins
Match the following terms with their correct descriptions.
Cow
A female bovine that has had a calf
Heifer
A young female bovine that has not had a calf
Steer
A castrated male bovine used for meat
Bull
An uncastrated male bovine used for breeding
The name of meat that comes from cattle, like steers, is
veal
mutton
pork
beef
Polled Hereford
Guernsey
Simmental
Hereford
Polled Hereford
Simmental
Shorthorn
Hereford
Length of gestation of a Cow
9 mths
7 mths
11 mths
3 months
What is a Freemartin?
fertile heifer exposed to male hormones
an infertile heifer exposed to male hormones (often due to male twin)
infertile male exposed to heifer hormones
infertile male and female
What is item #1
tail dock
tail tip
tail head
Tail stop
What is item # 16
pastern
shoulder
stifle
hock
What # is the sheath?
15
12
14
13
What # is the muzzle?
5
3
1
6
What two numbers is the loin located between?
3 and 4
7 and 15
1 and 2
16 and 14
Which item is the Rumen?
4
7
3
1
Which item is the omasum?
1
8
7
5
Which compartment of the ruminant digestive system is responsible for regulating flow of partially digested food?
Rumen
Abomasum
Reticulum
Omasum
What is the name of the operation that keeps mature cattle to produce calves to sell to other producers?
Backgrounders
Cow-Calf
Seedstocker
Commerical
Born without horns
Hornless
Horned
Polled
Cull
calf management involves
mucus clear from calf nose and mouth
dip the calf navel with iodine
2-3 liters of colostrum first 24 hrs
all of the above
Which of the Following is a Black Angus
top portion of cattle’s heads
Broody
EPD
Cap
Poll
base of the chest floor on cattle
cattle
horns
Brisket
Pones
True or False: Dairy cattle are fed a fermented feed called silage.
True
False
How many times are dairy cows milked each day?
1
2
3
4
True or False: Most cattle are crossbreds.
True
False
What dairy breed makes up most of the dairy industry?
Jersey
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Holstein
How long is a dairy cows milking period?
3 months
60 days
10 months
5 months
What percentage of milk is water?
50
10
35
88
How much should cattle weigh when they are market ready?
1000 - 1500 pounds
2000 - 2500 pounds
1250-1400 pounds
1150 - 1375 pounds
How many compartments to the stomach do ruminants have?
1
2
3
4
What retail cut of beef is this?
Short Ribs
Brisket
Flank Steak
Ribeye Steak
What retail cut of beef is this?
Short Ribs
Brisket
T-bone Steak
Porterhouse Steak
What breed produces the milk with the highest butterfat content?
Milking Shorthorn
Jersey
Holstein
Guernsey
What breed produces the milk with the golden color?
Milking Shorthorn
Jersey
Holstein
Guernsey
How long is a typical milking period of time in days?
20 days
305 days
1000 days
just till they get the milk out the first time
Matching Cattle
holstein
jersey
guernsey
milking shorthorn
ayrshire
Matching
angus
limousin
charolais
gelbvieh
hereford
Matching
brahman
belgium blue
simmental
texas longhorn
brown swiss
