Final

Question 1

What are the five sections of the beef industry?

Answer 1

Cow calf, stocker, feed lot, packers, and seed stalk

Question 2

How many bulls are on the farm?

Answer 2

5

Question 3

How many of the bulls are angus?

Answer 3

3

Question 4

How many mom cows are there?

Answer 4

about 200

Question 5

When are the cows calved?

Answer 5

January-march

Question 6

What is done to a calf when it is born?

Answer 6

ear is tagged and tattoos in both ears

Question 7

What vaccines are given to the cows in march?

Answer 7

pre breeding vaccines, respiratory, black leg, and deworming

Question 8

What happens in April on the beef farm?

Answer 8

Every cow gets AI once using semen from across the country

Question 9

What is done after the AI is done on the cows?

Answer 9

A bull is turned loose in the pasture to ensure the cows will calve

Question 10

When are calves vaccinated?

Answer 10

June and july

Question 11

What is given to the cows in august?

Answer 11

vaccine boosters

Question 12

What is the average size of a herd of cows?

Answer 12

48

Question 13

How many sheep are on Clemson’s sheep farm?

Answer 13

153

Question 14

How many ewes?

Answer 14

116

Question 15

How many rams?

Answer 15

3

Question 16

How many lambs?

Answer 16

34

Question 17

What is a castrated male sheep called?

Answer 17

Wethers

Question 18

What are the three breeds of sheep?

Answer 18

Texel, suffolx and south down

Question 19

What are the sheep bred for?

Answer 19

meat not good quality wool

Question 20

How many texels?

Answer 20

500

Question 21

How many suffolx?

Answer 21

100

Question 22

What type of breeders are sheep?

Answer 22

short day breeders

Question 23

When do sheep breed?

Answer 23

fall

Question 23

When do sheep lamb?

Answer 23

February or march

Question 24

Are sheep considered polyestrous breeders?

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

What is the gestation period of a sheep?

Answer 25

152 days, most producers use 147

Question 26

What is used to check for signs of pregnancy in sheep?

Answer 26

ultrasound

Question 27

How many lambs can one sheep have?

Answer 27

1-3

Question 28

What is the ideal number of lambs for a sheep to have?

Answer 28

2

Question 29

What is the approximate birth weight of a lamb?

Answer 29

8-12 pounds

Question 30

What is used to weigh lambs?

Answer 30

sling

Question 31

What is done to a lamb when it is born?

Answer 31

tagged, iodine on umbilical cord, colostrum, band tails

Question 32

When are lambs weened?

Answer 32

3-4 months

Question 33

When do lambs go to market?

Answer 33

6-8 months

Question 34

What heavily influences the sheep market?

Answer 34

religious holidays

Question 35

How are lambs castrated?

Answer 35

bands

Question 36

How to check sheep for parasites?

Answer 36

FAMACHA score

Question 37

What vaccines do lambs get?

Answer 37

tetanus, selenium, and vitamin e

Question 38

What are the two most common coat colors for horses?

Answer 38

Bay and Chesnut

Question 39

What type of horse does paint apply to?

Answer 39

quarter horse

Question 40

What type of horse does pinto apply to?

Answer 40

Any

Question 41

What is a rone?

Answer 41

base color of bay, chestnut, or black with silver hair

Question 42

What is a red rone?

Answer 42

silver over chesnut

Question 43

What is a blue rone?

Answer 43

silver over black

Question 44

When should a health assessment happen on a horse?

Answer 44

before the horse enters the stall

Question 45

What are some signs of issues in horses?

Answer 45

pacing, a lot of up and down, restlessness, running, and not eating

Question 46

What is a sign that a horse has an elevated temperature?

Answer 46

Won't want to eat their grain

Question 47

What are the points on the horse checked normally?

Answer 47

temp, heart rate, respiration, gut noises, hydration

Question 48

What is the normal temp for a horse?

Answer 48

99-101

Question 49

What temperature can foals go up to?

Answer 49

102

Question 50

What is normal respiration for horses?

Answer 50

8-12 breaths per minute

Question 51

What is the normal heart rate for a horse?

Answer 51

28-44 per minute

Question 52

What is height measured in for horses?

Answer 52

hands

Question 53

what is one hand equal to?

Answer 53

4 inches

Question 54

What is the average height of a mature horse in hands?

Answer 54

5 or 6

Question 55

what is a curry comb used for?

Answer 55

used in a circular motion on the neck and body