beef cattle management practices

Question 1

Stocker operations purchase weanling calves from cow/calf producers and feed them out on _______________.

Answer 1

pasture land

Question 2

Seedstock producers are cow/calf producers who produce _________ for purebred or commercial operations

Answer 2

breeding stock

Question 3

What operation uses purebred breeding stock in crossbreeding programs to produce commercial offspring?

Answer 3

cow/calf

Question 4

What is the purpose of a feedlot?

Answer 4

feed and fatten cattle

Question 5

What is the final segment of the beef industry?

Answer 5

consumer

Question 6

__________ is the safety zone of cattle

Answer 6

flight zone

Question 7

It is important to have square corners in alleys or corrals. (t or f)

Answer 7

false

Question 8

A cattle handler should be calm and relaxed around cattle. (t or f)

Answer 8

true

Question 9

Which type of fencing is used in cattle operations?

Answer 9

electric wire
barbed wire
solid fencing

Question 10

Cattle facilities should have what functions?

Answer 10

safety
ease to people
control of cattle

Question 11

Cattle have a four compartment stomach meaning they are ruminants (t or f)

Answer 11

true

Question 12

_________ are a mixture of feedstuffs which provide a balanced diet containing high amounts of energy and protein needed for optimum growth of an animal.

Answer 12

rations

Question 13

Cattle on pasture should never be provided with a mineral supplement (t or f)

Answer 13

false

Question 14

What causes wheat pasture poisoning?

Answer 14

magnesium deficiency

Question 15

What is a nutrient requirement of cattle

Answer 15

vitamins
proteins
fats

Question 16

Which is a top priority when evaluating breeding cattle?

Answer 16

structural correctness

Question 17

_____________ is a regularly occurring state of sexual receptivity during which a female will accept a male. Ovulation occurs during this time.

Answer 17

estrus

Question 18

Which is the best body condition score for breeding cattle?

Answer 18

five

Question 19

____________ is the period of pregnancy in animals, or the time from conception to birth.

Answer 19

gestation

Question 20

Trouble giving birth is known as ____________

Answer 20

dystocia

Question 21

Dehorning cattle is a management practice for the safety of handlers and other cattle. (t or f)

Answer 21

true

Question 22

At what age should a calf be weaned?

Answer 22

8-10 months

Question 23

What is a common way to identify cattle?

Answer 23

ear tag
brand
tattoo

Question 24

What is an advantage of castration?

Answer 24

increased performance and gain

Question 25

In which part of the body are cattle implanted?

Answer 25

ear

Question 26

What is the purpose of providing mounds in feedlot pens?

Answer 26

proving a dry place for cattle to stand help improve drainage provide a windbreak

Question 27

Grazing operations have more runoff than feedlots (t or f)

Answer 27

false

Question 28

How is dust controlled in feedlots?

Answer 28

by watering feedlot surfaces

Question 29

Runoff is collected in ____________

Answer 29

holding ponds

Question 30

Which of the following is a way solid manure can be disposed of?

Answer 30

by applying it to crop land

Question 31

What are some programs feedlot managers should establish to prevent water and air pollution?

Answer 31

control rainfall runoff. manage solid manure. maintain the feedlot surface. operate wastewater handing facilities.

Question 32

Which is the most intensely managed area of beef cattle production?

Answer 32

nutrition

Question 33

_____________ is/are the first limiting nutrient in cattle.

Answer 33

water

Question 34

It is much easier and less expensive to prevent sickness than to treat it. (t or f)

Answer 34

true

Question 35

Breeding stock can receive implants.(t or f)

Answer 35

false

Question 36

____________ are a number estimate of breeding potential for characteristics, such as gain, muscling and maternal and carcass traits.

Answer 36

EPDs

Question 37

Cattle have a ______________, or their own safety zone

Answer 37

flight zone

Question 38

What is an advantage of synchronizing a cow herd?

Answer 38

none of the above: longer calving season. results in a ununiform calf crop. more labor

Question 39

Beef is the second highest consumed meat in the United State. (t or f)

Answer 39

true

Question 40

Which is NOT a segment of the beef cattle industry?

Answer 40

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