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Beef Cattle Flashcards

1
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parturition

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calving

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2
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intact male

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bull

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castrated male

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steer

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4
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female

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cow

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5
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young male

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bull calf/ bullock

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young female

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heifer

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7
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all young

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calves

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8
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Who is the father of animal breeding (selective breeding)?

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Robert Bakewell

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9
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What is the process of breed development?

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  1. define: traits of interests
  2. selection: parents of next generation
    - (like to like) inbreeding
  3. evaluate: offspring (records)
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10
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breeds created from cross breeding other breeds

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synthetics

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11
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What is a purebred?

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defined set of characteristics that are passed from parents to offspring

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12
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What are the genetics of a purebred?

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homozygous for traits of interests

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13
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How many cattle breeds are recognized?

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250 breeds

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14
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How many breeds are not given names?

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> 300 breeds

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15
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What are there so many breeds of cattle? (beef and dairy)

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dairy: alter environment to fit animal needs
beef: match animal characteristics to meet the environment

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16
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What are the four types of beef cattle?

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  1. European (Bos taurus)
  2. Continental (Bos taurus)
  3. Zebu (Bos indicus)
  4. synthetics
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17
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examples of European beef cattle

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Hereford, Angus, Shorthorn

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18
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examples of continental beef cattle

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Charlois, Chianina, Simmental

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19
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examples of Zebu beef cattle

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Brahman

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20
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examples of synthetics beef cattle

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Brangus, SImbrah, Santa Gertrudis, Beefalo

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21
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what is a problem with the beefalo?

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decrease in reproduction

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22
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What are European beef cattle known for?

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  • meat: quality and quantity carcass
  • reproduction
  • maternal ability: good milk and care for offspring
  • milk: some for human
  • moderate size: 1,000 - 1,500 lbs.
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23
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What are continental beef cattle known for?

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  • meat
  • maternal ability
  • reproduction
  • milk
  • draft (large breeds)
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24
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Where do Zebu beef cattle live?

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tropical and subtropical environments

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25
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What are Zebu beef cattle known for?

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  1. Hair Coat
    - increase # of hair/inch
    - reflective quality
    - hair lays flat
  2. Increase in Skin and Surface Area
    - increase cooling
  3. Increase in Insect and Disease Resistance
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26
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Where is most of synthetics production located?

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central US

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27
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What is infrastructure?

A

levels or steps in an industry or business

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28
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What are the different steps in the beef industry?

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  1. producer
  2. cow-calf
  3. stocker
  4. feedlot
  5. packers
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29
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What is the purpose of a producer?

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provide the genetic base/material for beef production system
- sell bull to cow-calf operation (1 bull = breeds 30-50 cows)

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30
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How many cows does 1 bull breed?

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30-50 cows

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31
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What percent of beef cattle are AI?

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< 30%

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32
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What percent of AI happens in purebred cattle?

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> 99%

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33
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What is the purpose of the cow-calf operation?

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to wean one calf every 365 days (12 month calving interval)

34
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What age and weight is a calf weaned?

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5-7 months (400-600 lbs.)

35
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What percent of cattle goes to the meat production system?

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all males and 60% of female

36
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What percent of cattle goes towards replacement?

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40% female

37
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What is heterosis?

A

average performance of crossbred offspring are superior/higher that the average of the parental breeds in a given trait

38
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What traits are looked at during breeding?

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  • weaning weight
  • reproduction
  • early growth
  • maternal ability
  • survivability
39
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Why is it so hard to produce a weaned calf every 365 days?

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because of uterine involution and lactational anestrous

40
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What is uterine involution?

A

repair of reproduction tract to facilitate next pregnancy

41
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What is lactational anestrous?

A

production, synthesis of milk interfere with hormone, regulate reproduction

42
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How many days do you have to rebreed if everything is perfect?

A

1 day

43
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What is a stockers purpose?

A

takes the weaned calves from 400-600 lbs. (5-7 months) to 800-900 lbs. (9-11 months)
1. natural growth: skeletal size (frame)
2. increase muscle mass

44
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What do stockers feed to the weaned calves?

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low energy diet
- pasture
- crop residue

45
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What is the purpose of the feedlot?

A

end of the stocker phase: 800-900 lbs. (9-11 months) to 1,100-1,200 lbs. (12-14 months)
NOT TO MAKE FATTER
1. increase intramuscular fat = marbling
2. change taste of fat
3. change color of fat

46
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What is the purpose of the packers?

A

slaughter and processing (disassembly plant)

47
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What age does slaughtering happen?

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12-16 months (1,100-1,200 lbs.)

48
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How do you turn a live animal into a carcass?

A

remove
- internal organs
- hide
- head
- feet

49
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What is fabrication?

A

processing carcass

50
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What is boxed beef and what is the purpose?

A

beef in a box
1. can order specific cuts
2. shipping and transport

51
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What are two types of grading systems for cattle carcasses?

A

quality grade and yield grade

52
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What is the quality grade for a cattle carcass?

A

proportion of primary retail cuts of meat compound to entire carcass

53
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Why is a younger animal for favorable for the quality grade?

A

because they have less connective tissue

54
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Where is intramuscular fat located and why is it important?

A

located between muscle fibers and provides the flavor and tenderness

55
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What are the two things to look at in the highest quality grades?

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  1. young animal
  2. certain level of intramuscular fat
56
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How much marbling (intramuscular fat) is in each of the types of cut?

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  1. prime- lot of marbling
  2. choice- moderate marbling (restaurant)
  3. select- little marbling
57
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What do the numbers in yield grade mean? (1-5)

A
  1. Most meat/carcass (less fat)
  2. least meat/carcass (more fat)
58
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What is the relationship between quality grade and yield grade?

A

(inverse relationship)
- increase quality grade, decrease yield grade

59
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Which cattle has the most (extreme) marbling?

A

Wagyu (Japanese)

60
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how long is a beef cattle estrous cycle?

A

21 days

61
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how long is a beef cattle estrous cycle?

A

21 days

62
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how long is the estrus cycle of beef cattle?

A

12 hours

63
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how long is the estrus cycle of beef cattle?

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12 hours

64
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how long is beef cattle gestation?

A

285 days

65
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what type of breeders are beef cattle?

A

non-seasonal (polyestrous)

66
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What happens on day 0 and day 365 of the beef cattle life cycle?

A

Breeding

67
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What month does rebreeding usually happen in?

A

April, May, or June

68
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What day does calving happen in the life cycle of beef cattle?

A

Day 285 (March)

69
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What happens the first 6-8 weeks after calving?

A

spring work (branding, dehorning, castration, vaccinations)

70
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What happens 5-7 months after calving?

A

fall work (weaning, keep 40% heifers, sell 100% males + 60% heifers)

71
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What happens to cows 5-7 months after calving?

A

pregnancy check

72
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Why is the first-calf heifer the hardest to breed?

A

because of stress (decreases reproduction)
causes of stress:
- growing
- parturition
- raise calf
- lactation
- uterine involution

73
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Why breed virgin heifer a month earlier than the rest of the breeds?

A

easier to get pregnant (highest dystocia)
allows you to:
- watch for dystocia
- extra month for first-calf heifers to recover

74
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What are the advantages for spring calving?

A

weather
nutrition (forages)

75
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What are the disadvantages for spring calving?

A

decrease in value because of high supply

76
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What are the advantages and disadvantages for fall calving?

A

weather and nutrition (depending on where you live)
higher value because low supply

77
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Methods of Identification

A
  1. Ear Tags
  2. Neck Chains
  3. Tattoo
  4. EID (Electronic Identification Devices)
  5. Paint Branding
  6. Hot Branding
  7. Caustic Branding
  8. Freeze Branding
78
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What are the pros and cons of ear tags?

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pros: easy administration, readability (can easily be seen by person)
cons: not a permanent form of identification, can readily fall out

79
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What are the pros and cons of neck chains?

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pros: easy administration, readability
cons: not a permanent form of identification, can come off, poses a high potential risk for the animal if it becomes stuck on an object

80
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What are the pros and cons of a tattoo?

A

pros: permanent identification
cons: typically in ear or upper lip, typically requires physical restraint to read, cannot be observed from a distance

81
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What are the pros and cons of an EID?

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