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Beef Cattle Industry

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Early settlers primarily used cattle as

a)

work animals

b)

source of meat

c)

source of milk

d)

symbols of wealth

2.

The modern cattle industry is concentrated in the

a)

south and midwest

b)

south and southwest

c)

north and southwest

d)

north an midwest

3.

Which beef cattle is known for its solid black color and excellent meat quality?

a)

angus

b)

hereford

c)

shorthorn

d)

chianina

4.

Which beef cattle breed originated in England and was originally much larger, weighing more than 3,000 pounds, than it is today?

a)

Angus

b)

Hereford

c)

Shorthorn

d)

Chianina

5.

Most beef cattle are purebred.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Operations that raise only registered or purebred cattle.

a)

Commercial Operation

b)

Stocker Operation

c)

Feedlot Operation

d)

Purebred Operation

7.

The purpose of this operation is to produce genetics for the beef industry.

a)

Stocker Operation

b)

Cow/Calf Operation

c)

Purebred Operation

d)

Commerical Operation

8.

____% of cattle are purebred.

a)

13%

b)

3%

c)

20%

d)

8%

9.

A _________ amount of purebred cattle are show cattle.

a)

Small

b)

Large

10.

This operation focuses on calf production until weaning.

a)

Purebred Operation

b)

Stocker Operation

c)

Cow-Calf Operation

d)

Feedlot Operation

11.

This operation is growing programs for feeder cattle from time calves are weaned until they go to a feedlot.

a)

Purebred Operation

b)

Feedlot Operation

c)

Stocker Operation

d)

Cow-Calf Operation

12.

Calves usually stay at a stocker operation until they are how old?

a)

10-14 months

b)

12-18 months

c)

14-20 months

d)

18-20 months

13.

In a feedlot operation, cattle are kept in groups of _______.

a)

25 head

b)

100 head

c)

50 head

d)

75 head

14.

In feedlot operations, cattle are fed until they are approximately _______ pounds.

a)

900-1100

b)

1250-1400

c)

1500-1600

d)

800-950

15.
The scientific name for cattle is __________.
a)
Bovine
b)
Swine
c)
Equine
d)
Ovine
16.
The meat we get from cattle
a)
Beef
b)
Pork
c)
Poultry
d)
White
17.

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

18.

Name of a female that HAS had a baby before

a)

Cow

b)

Heifer

c)

Bull

d)

Steer

19.

Name of a male that is used strictly for meat purposes

a)

Cow

b)

Heifer

c)

Steer

d)

Bull

20.
1. What stage of production are the calves kept with their mothers?
a)
A. Cow/Calf Production
b)
B. Backgrounding
c)
C. Feedlot
d)
D. Both A & B.
21.
Both parents are registered
a)
Purebred
b)
Composite
c)
Dual purpose
d)
Bos taurus
22.
What state is number 1 in cattle production?
a)
California
b)
Iowa
c)
Indiana
d)
Texas
23.
What percent of the beef animal is used once it has been harvested?
a)
20%
b)
60%
c)
79%
d)
98%
24.
Age calves are weaned
a)
4 months
b)
6 months
c)
9 months
d)
1 year
25.
act of giving birth to bovine young
a)
Farrowing
b)
Lambing
c)
Foaling
d)
Calving
26.

How many pounds of meat does an average american eat a year?

a)

15.2 pounds

b)

150.3 pounds

c)

55.7 pounds

d)

132.4 pounds

27.

How many beef cattle are in the US?

a)

25,00 thousand

b)

100 billion

c)

31.2 million

d)

150,000 thousand

28.

Name this Breed.

a)

Brahman

b)

Angus

c)

Limousin

d)

Maine Anjou

29.

Name this Breed

a)

Simmental

b)

Limousin

c)

Hereford

d)

Texas Longhorn

30.

Name this Breed

a)

Charolais

b)

Maine Anjou

c)

Shorthorn

d)

Beefmaster

31.

Name this Breed

a)

Hereford

b)

Texas Longhorn

c)

Simmental

d)

Shorthorn

32.

Name this Breed.

a)

Brahman

b)

Beefmaster

c)

Shorthorn

d)

Indicus

33.

Name this Breed

a)

Short Horn

b)

Big Horn

c)

Texas Longhorn

d)

Maine Anjou

34.

Name this Breed.

a)

Beefmaster

b)

Maine Anjou

c)

Hereford

d)

Shorthorn

35.

Name this Breed

a)

Brahman

b)

Angus

c)

Shorthorn

d)

Beefmaster

36.

Name this Breed.

a)

Charolais

b)

Limosuin

c)

Shorthorn

d)

Simmental

37.

Name this Breed.

a)

Charolais

b)

Limosuin

c)

Shorthorn

d)

Simmental

38.

Who invented the barbed wire fence?

a)

Joseph Glidden

b)

Gail Borden

c)

Lizzie Johnson

d)

Richard King

39.

Meat from young calves is called?

a)

cabrito

b)

pork

c)

veal

d)

venison

40.

Beef are what kind of digesters?

a)

monogastric

b)

pseudo-ruminants

c)

ruminants

d)

avian

41.

Which digestive organ is filled with microorganisms to help digestive high fiber feedstuffs?

a)

rumen

b)

reticulum

c)

omasum

d)

abomasum

42.

Which stomach compartment uses stomach acid to breakdown feed into smaller, more digestible particles?

a)

rumen

b)

reticulum

c)

omasum

d)

abomasum

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