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WorksheetsBeef Cattle Management - Intro, Production Sys and Handling
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Beef is the ____________________ highest consumed meat in the US.
second
third
fourth
fifth
Beef (cows and calves) is the _________________________ highest commondity in California.
second
third
fourth
fifth
What is the purpose of a feedlot?
feed and fatten cattle
calf management
breed cattle
All of the above
Stocker operations purchase weanling calves from cow/calf producers and feed them out on _____________________.
grain
hay
pasture land
corn
Wlhat is the final segment of the beef industry?
cow/calf
retailer
consumer
processor
What operation uses purebred breeding stock in crossbreeding programs to produce commercial offspring?
stocker
feedlot
seedstocker
cow/calf
Cattle facilities should have what features? (more than one answer)
safety
control of cattle
ease to people
room to grow
____________________ is the safety zone of cattle.
flight zone
cattle zone
seeing zone
all of the above
It is important to have square corners in alleys or corrals so cattle can move smoothly through the sweep.
True
False
Which type of fencing is used in cattle operations? (more than one answer)
electric wire
chainlink
barbed wire
solid fencing
A cattle handler should be calm and relaxed around cattle.
True
False
A head gate allows....(more than one answer)
cow's head to pass through but blocks it's shoulders.
cow's hind quarters to pass through
the cow to escape the chute if an emergency occurs
easy accross to work on the cattle in the chute.
Squeeze chutes are ____________________________and routinely used as part of __________________________________. (more than one answer)
fishing operations
operated by one or more persons
operated by the cattle
livestock handling operations.
Prehension is...
the way an animal digests it's food.
how long it takes and animal to eat.
the way the animal will gather the food into it's mouth.
the way an animal is feeling after eating.
The method of prehension for cattle is...
the tongue
teeth and tongue
lips
lips and teeth
The method of prehension for horses is...
lips
teeth and lips
tongue
teeth and tongue
Goats and sheep method of prehension is...
hands
tongue
lips
tongue and lips
Chickens method of prehension is...
lips
tongue
the beak and gravity
beak only
Horses have top and bottom incisors while cattle, sheep and goats only have bottom incisors.
True
False
The rear grinding teeth of horses, cattle, sheep and goats are called (more than one answer)
incisors
molars
canine
premolars
