Beef Handling Flashcards
When are bulls consigned
August
When are bulls sold
February
How many acres are on the land
2500
What is a stampede Shute
Look at the feet
Administer vaccines
What is a squeeze shute
Restrains animal by the neck with a lever
True or False: the dalton farm is a cow/calf operation
True
What’s the important layer of the beef industry pyramid
Seedstock
What’re qualities of seedstock
Genetic risk; high quality
Registered animals- purebred
What are forms of permanent identification
Tattoos in ears
The number corresponds to ear tag
Freeze or hot brands
EID
What are EIDs
Semi permanent in ear
Number ties animal to specific farm/ traceability for disease
What do EIDs relate to in sheep
Scraping Tags
What are types of temporary IDs
Visual ear tags
What are qualities of visual ear tags
4 numbers with letters to identify year born, but doesn’t use I O Q U V
True or False: the year 2013 is represented by K
False: 2022 is represented by K; 2013 is represented by A
How many angus calves are there
25
How many crossbred calves are there
175
How many registered bulls are there
5
What do EPDs determine
Determine the potential performance of the calf that could be bred
When will calving take place
Jan 1st- mid March
What ear will a female be tagged on
Left
What ear will a male be tagged on
Right
When will cows be vaccinated
Mid March
What vaccines will cows receive(4)
Respiratory complex
Fibrio and lepto
Vistridial
Deworm
When are cows AI and how many times
mid April and at least once
What happens in mid june
Vaccine boosted again
What happens July 1st- mid July
Preweaning vaccinations
What happens in mid august
Wean calves then moved to food lot
Milk and grass diet to concentrated
What takes place in the fall
Deworm again
Clip brands
How many times do you deworm a cow
Twice
True or False: beef cows have larger flight zones than dairy
True
What does a larger flight zone mean
People enter it quicker
Why do you not want to underdose a cow
It can lead to resistance
