Beef

Question 1

Originate in Scotland, black, polled, most common

Answer 1

Angus

Question 2

White to dun colour, rapid growth rate, horned, french breed, often used as terminal sire

Answer 2

Charolais

Question 3

Originated in France near Limoge, Some now polled, black or orange, high dressing percentage due to good muscling, extensively used in cross breeding

Answer 3

Limousin

Question 4

Colour varies from white, to roan, to black, evolved from the British Shorthorn and Belgian, High carcase yield due to double muscling

Answer 4

Belgian Blue

Question 5

Originated in Switzerland, used for both meat and milk, blonde to cherry red in colour, white face and legs (new colors include black) Originall horned, rapid growth rate

Answer 5

Simmental

Question 6

Originated in Herefordshire, England, red and white, white face is dominant in crossbreeding (Angus x Hereford = Black Baldy), polled or horned

Answer 6

Hereford

Question 7

Japanese breed, use in feedlots to produce heavily marbled beef

Answer 7

Wagyu

Question 8

What is the target stocking rate per mm rainfall?

Answer 8

4 DSE/ Ha/ 100 mm rainfall

Question 9

Bos indicus vs. Bos taurus

Answer 9

Disease tolerance

Heat tolerance

Grazing ability

Question 10

What are the factors genetically selected for?

Answer 10

Weight gain, ease of calving, carcase characteristics

Question 11

Gestation length

Answer 11

282 (bull calves a little longer)

Question 12

Birth weight

Answer 12

25-50 kg

Question 13

Australian Vaccines

Answer 13

5 in 1 or 7 in 1

Botulism (N Aus), BVD, E. coli, Salmonella, Tick fever, Herpesvirus (feedlot), M. bovis (pinkeye), Vibriosis, Anthrax, Mannheimia haemolytica, Ephemeral fever

Question 14

What is the Burdizzo castration technique?

Answer 14

Crush sites (spermatic cord carrying blood supply to testicle)

Question 15

What is the most important parasite concern in cattle?

Answer 15

Tick

Question 16

When can a heifer be joined?

Answer 16

15 months

Question 17

What is the minimum green improved pasture for a dry cow or steer, and lactating cow in cm and kg DM/Ha)

Answer 17

2 cm, 700 km DM/Ha for dry cow/steer

10 cm, 2200 kg DM/Ha Lactating cow

Question 18

What are the similarities between beef and dairy farms?

Answer 18

dehorning, vaccination, parasite control, weaning, grazing management (with or without irrigation), calving date, bull use and AI or ET, castration