Beef Flashcards
What is the largest segment of US agriculture?
Beef
What is the leading beef state?
Texas
What are the top four cattle production states?
Texas - 14.3 million
Kansas - 6.8 million
Nebraska - 6.6 million
California - 4.8 million
How many cattle are in Texas?
14.3 million
What state has 14.3 million cattle?
Texas
How many cattle are in Kansas?
6.8 million
What state has 6.8 million cattle?
Kansas
How many cattle are in Nebraska?
6.6 million
What state has 6.6 million cattle?
Nebraska
How many cattle are in California?
4.8 million
What state has 4.8 million cattle?
Calfornia
What are four benefits of crossbreeding/hybrid vigor?
Weaning weights, disease resistance, mothering ability, and milk production
What is another name for hybrid vigor?
Heterosis
What are five characteristics of the Angus cattle?
Most commonly registered breed in the world
Polled
Great mothering ability
Little calving difficulty
Good marbling
What kind of cattle is the most commonly registered breed in the world?
Angus
What kind of cattle is polled, has great mothering ability, has little calving difficulty, and has good marbling?
Angus
What are six characteristics of the Brahman cattle?
Horns that curve upward & tilt to rear,
Dewlap,
Pendulous ears,
Hump,
Highly developed sweat glands that secrete an oily secretion with an insect repellant odor
Survives insects, disease, and temperature extremes
What cattle breed has highly developed sweat glands that secrete an oily secretion with an insect repellant odor, and can survive insects, disease, and temperature extremes?
Brahman
What cattle breed has horns that curve upward & tilt to rear, a Dewlap, Pendulous ears, and a Hump?
Brahman
What are two characteristics of the Hereford cattle?
2nd most popular breed
Squamous cell cancer is common
What cattle breed is the 2nd most popular, commonly afflicted by squamous cell cancer?
Hereford
What are two characteristics of the Charolais cattle?
French;
Came to US thru Mexico
What type of cattle originated in France, and came to the US through Mexico?
Charolais (NOT CHARCOLAIS)
What is notable about the Simmental cattle?
Triple purpose - good for milk, meat, and draft animals
What cattle breed is triple purpose, good for milk, meat, and draft animals?
Simmental
What are four characteristics of the Texas Longhorn?
10 million in cattle drives during 1880s
Hardy
Well adapted to US
Used to occupy the Great Plains after destruction of bison during the civil war
What cattle breed is hardy and well adapted to the US?
Texas Longhorn
What cattle breed numbered 10 million during cattle drives in the 1880s, and was used to occupy the Great Plains after the destruction of bison during the civil war?
Texas Longhorn
What are two cattle branding methods?
Hot
Ln2 or dry ice with alcohol
Why should you brand cattle?
As a form of permanent ID
What are two methods for dehorning cattle? How should you anesthetize?
Tube dehorner
Barnes dehorner
Anesthetize via Cornual nerve block
Why should you castrate cattle? What are four methods to castrate?
Aggressiveness
Chemical, Burdizzo, elastrator, knife with emasculator
