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Beef Flashcards

1
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What is the largest segment of US agriculture?

A

Beef

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2
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What is the leading beef state?

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Texas

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3
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What are the top four cattle production states?

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Texas - 14.3 million
Kansas - 6.8 million
Nebraska - 6.6 million
California - 4.8 million

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4
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How many cattle are in Texas?

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14.3 million

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5
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What state has 14.3 million cattle?

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Texas

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6
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How many cattle are in Kansas?

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6.8 million

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7
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What state has 6.8 million cattle?

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Kansas

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8
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How many cattle are in Nebraska?

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6.6 million

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9
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What state has 6.6 million cattle?

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Nebraska

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10
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How many cattle are in California?

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4.8 million

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11
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What state has 4.8 million cattle?

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Calfornia

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12
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What are four benefits of crossbreeding/hybrid vigor?

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Weaning weights, disease resistance, mothering ability, and milk production

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13
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What is another name for hybrid vigor?

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Heterosis

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14
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What are five characteristics of the Angus cattle?

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Most commonly registered breed in the world
Polled
Great mothering ability
Little calving difficulty
Good marbling

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15
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What kind of cattle is the most commonly registered breed in the world?

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Angus

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What kind of cattle is polled, has great mothering ability, has little calving difficulty, and has good marbling?

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Angus

17
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What are six characteristics of the Brahman cattle?

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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

18
Q

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?

A

Brahman

19
Q

What cattle breed has horns that curve upward & tilt to rear, a Dewlap, Pendulous ears, and a Hump?

A

Brahman

20
Q

What are two characteristics of the Hereford cattle?

A

2nd most popular breed
Squamous cell cancer is common

21
Q

What cattle breed is the 2nd most popular, commonly afflicted by squamous cell cancer?

A

Hereford

22
Q

What are two characteristics of the Charolais cattle?

A

French;
Came to US thru Mexico

23
Q

What type of cattle originated in France, and came to the US through Mexico?

A

Charolais (NOT CHARCOLAIS)

24
Q

What is notable about the Simmental cattle?

A

Triple purpose - good for milk, meat, and draft animals

25
Q

What cattle breed is triple purpose, good for milk, meat, and draft animals?

A

Simmental

26
Q

What are four characteristics of the Texas Longhorn?

A

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

27
Q

What cattle breed is hardy and well adapted to the US?

A

Texas Longhorn

28
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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?

A

Texas Longhorn

29
Q

What are two cattle branding methods?

A

Hot
Ln2 or dry ice with alcohol

30
Q

Why should you brand cattle?

A

As a form of permanent ID

31
Q

What are two methods for dehorning cattle? How should you anesthetize?

A

Tube dehorner
Barnes dehorner
Anesthetize via Cornual nerve block

32
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Why should you castrate cattle? What are four methods to castrate?

A

Aggressiveness
Chemical, Burdizzo, elastrator, knife with emasculator

501 Final - Poultry, Swine, Beef, And Camelids (7 decks)

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