WorksheetsBeef & Dairy Cattle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What agricultural products come from cattle?
Beef, Leather and Milk
Pork,
Eggs
Grain
Mature female cattle are called...
Heifers
Cows
Steer
Bulls
Young female cattle are called...
steer
cows
bulls
heifers
Mature male cattle that have NOT been castrated are called...
Bulls
Steer
Cows
Heifers
Male cattle that have been castrated and cannot reproduce are called...
Cows
Bulls
Steer
Heifers
Why would a farmer want to castrate a male animal? Select all that apply
Castrated males are less aggressive and easier to handle
To control animal breeding, so only the best quality animals reproduce
To make them stronger
To make the animals smaller
How many chambers are in a cow's stomach?
1
4
3
6
The offspring of cattle are called ________ regardless of their gender.
Lamb
Piglet
Kid
Calf
_________ are the first step of beef cattle production. This is where calves and cows are kept together until the calf is weaned.
Backgrounding
Feedlot
Calf/Cow
Freestall barn
_____________ is when an offspring no longer needs its mother's milk and can eat solid food.
Weaning
Detachment
Growing up
Marbeling
Cattle leave the calf/cow farm and move to the _______ farm once they are weaned. Cattle begin eating grain (corn, soybeans, cottonseed, etc) when they reach the backgrounding farm.
Feedlot
Milking Parlor
backgrounding
Market
A ________ is a very large cattle farm where animals gain weight quickly before going to being sold at market.
Calf/Cow
Backgrounding
Hutch
Feedlot
Dairy calves start out in a ____________, or an individual housing unit designed for young calves.
Feedlot
Freestall Barn
Milking Parlor
Hutch
Select the best answer: Why would a cow to into the freestall barn?
For Food
For water
To rest
All of the above
Cows are milked at the _____________.
Hutch
Milking Parlor
Feedlot
Freestall barn
Milk is homogenized and pasteurized at the _______________.
Milking Parlor
Market
Processing Plant
Feedlot
Why is milk homogenized?
To break down the fat and make the milk smooth
To make the milk all the same color
To make the milk ready to be made into cheese
To make the milk better for the calves
Why is milk pasteurized?
to make the milk into ice cream
to treat the milk to remove pathogens (like bacteria) from the milk
to remove the milk from the cow
to let the cows go back to the pasture
Select the best answer:
What characteristics do all mammals share?
They have hair
They produce milk for their young.
They are warm blooded.
All of the above
_________ is the term used to describe white flecks and streaks of fat within meat.
Homogenizing
Weaning
Backfat
marbling
