Exam 3 Flashcards
Are broiler chickens genetically modified or injected with growth hormones?
No
What is the most commonly used breed of chicken for egg production?
White Leghorn
What is the term to describe a hen chicken that shows mothering behavior like sitting on eggs?
Broody
What is the most popular terminal sire breed of sheep?
Suffolk
Producers on farms with more than 10 goats generally report that their goats are used for _____
Meat
What predator kills the most sheep?
Coyote
How many sheep are equivalent to 1 cow-calf pair?
5
What are the breeds of fine wool sheep?
Merino, Rambouillet, debouillet
What dairy goat was used at USU to create the genetically altered “Spider Goats”?
Saanen
What type of fibers can be found within a sheep fleece?
Hair, Kemp, Wool
What country is the leader in total cattle numbers?
India
What country is the leader in total beef production?
USA
What is a stocker operation?
Adds weight to weaned calves before finishing
What is the most popular breed of beef in the USA?
Angus
What were continental breeds introduced into crossbreeding programs?
Increase size of calves, Increase muscle growth, Increase heterosis
What breeds of cattle have Brahman in their ancestry?
Santa Gertrudis, Braford, Brangus, Beefmaster
What are maternal breeds of swine?
Chester White, Landrace, Yorkshire
What do you call a young female pig that hasn’t had piglets?
Gilt
What percentage of pig mortality preweaning does crushing account for?
54
What is annual income from sheep operations?
$460 million
top utah sheep counties
Sanpete
Box elder
Iron
Morgan
wasatch
how many goats are equal to 1 cow+calf?
6.7 goats
what do goats eat first?
browse
What are maternal sheep breeds?
Suffolk
dorper
romney
rambouillet
dorset
what are long wool breeds of sheep?
East Friesian
Lacaune
Lincoln
Romney
Border leicester
Bluefaced leicester
what are some goat breeds?
alpine
saanen
toggenburg
la mancha
nubian
boer
angora
cashmere
what is the #1 meat breed for goats?
Boer
whatis the biggest contaminant in wool?
polyester (baling twine)
what are seedstock producers? cattle
People who are raising purebred animals for the purpose of certain breed objectives
Focus on genetics/raising intact bulls to pass genetics
what are Commercial cow-calf producers?
convert grass to calves
Main focus on making calves
what are feedlots?
Convert grain to beef
Feed yearlings to butcher
why is The beef industry is more spread between producers than sheep/pigs/broilers?
you need so much land and man power
what are the top breeds of cows?
Angus
Simmental
Red angus
Polled hereford
Charolais
Hereford
