Beef Handling Flashcards

1
Q

When are bulls consigned

A

August

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2
Q

When are bulls sold

A

February

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3
Q

How many acres are on the land

A

2500

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4
Q

What is a stampede Shute

A

Look at the feet
Administer vaccines

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5
Q

What is a squeeze shute

A

Restrains animal by the neck with a lever

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6
Q

True or False: the dalton farm is a cow/calf operation

A

True

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7
Q

What’s the important layer of the beef industry pyramid

A

Seedstock

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8
Q

What’re qualities of seedstock

A

Genetic risk; high quality
Registered animals- purebred

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9
Q

What are forms of permanent identification

A

Tattoos in ears
The number corresponds to ear tag
Freeze or hot brands
EID

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10
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What are EIDs

A

Semi permanent in ear
Number ties animal to specific farm/ traceability for disease

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11
Q

What do EIDs relate to in sheep

A

Scraping Tags

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12
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What are types of temporary IDs

A

Visual ear tags

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13
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What are qualities of visual ear tags

A

4 numbers with letters to identify year born, but doesn’t use I O Q U V

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14
Q

True or False: the year 2013 is represented by K

A

False: 2022 is represented by K; 2013 is represented by A

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15
Q

How many angus calves are there

A

25

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16
Q

How many crossbred calves are there

17
Q

How many registered bulls are there

18
Q

What do EPDs determine

A

Determine the potential performance of the calf that could be bred

19
Q

When will calving take place

A

Jan 1st- mid March

20
Q

What ear will a female be tagged on

21
Q

What ear will a male be tagged on

22
Q

When will cows be vaccinated

23
Q

What vaccines will cows receive(4)

A

Respiratory complex
Fibrio and lepto
Vistridial
Deworm

24
Q

When are cows AI and how many times

A

mid April and at least once

25
What happens in mid june
Vaccine boosted again
26
What happens July 1st- mid July
Preweaning vaccinations
27
What happens in mid august
Wean calves then moved to food lot Milk and grass diet to concentrated
28
What takes place in the fall
Deworm again Clip brands
29
How many times do you deworm a cow
Twice
30
True or False: beef cows have larger flight zones than dairy
True
31
What does a larger flight zone mean
People enter it quicker
32
Why do you not want to underdose a cow
It can lead to resistance