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Lecture 6: Beef Production Medicine Flashcards

1
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What are some advantages of beef

A
  1. Convert unusable substances to human food
  2. Graze on ground that can’t be used for farming
  3. Make use of by-products
  4. Don’t compete directly with humans for grain
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2
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What is the most important agricultural industry in U.S.

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Cattle/beef production

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3
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what is the cattle cycle

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Economic decisions every 8-12 years, describes cattle producers decision to grow or decrease herd size

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4
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What is the cattle cycle influenced by

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  1. Cattle prices
  2. Input costs
  3. Gestationperiod
  4. Time needed to raise calves to market weight
  5. Climate
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5
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What are the two sectors of beef cattle production

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  1. Cow calf production
  2. Fed cattle production
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6
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What is the cow-calf production

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Herd of beef cows raising calves until weaning

Require range/pasture forage

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7
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What is the fed cattle production

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Grain fed beef, steers and heifers from cow and calf productions—> slaughter

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8
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What is the final stage in the fed cattle production feedlot

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Cows get grain, hay and silage over a period of 90-300 days to gain ~4lbs/day

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9
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What are the two types of cow-calf production

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  1. Purebred/seed stock heifers and bulls that are future replacements
  2. Commercial heifers and steers that go to feedlot
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10
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What is the ideal BCS for breeding heifers

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6

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11
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You should breed beef heifers at __% mature body weight which is about __lbs

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65%, 715-845lbs

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12
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when should we breed beef heifers compared to mature calves and why

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1 month (21 days), helps heifers with first calving since they have higher risk of dystocia and give calves advantage

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13
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What is an EPD sire

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Information on sire that tells you the size calves they usually produce, calving ease, weight, muscle vs fat

**helps you pick animals that produce less dystocia

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14
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Beef heifers calve at __% of body weight ~ ___ months old

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85%, 22/23 months old (2yrs)

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15
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What is the goal for # of calves for beef heifer to have per year

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1

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16
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What is the goal for # calves for beef heifer to have in lifetime

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7 calves

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17
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When is the beef calving seasons

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Spring +/-fall

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18
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What is the ideal length for calving season (time for heifers and adult cows to have calves)

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60 days (2 months)

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19
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What are some challenges that occur during calving seasons

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  1. Dystocia
  2. Neonatal losses
    - starvation
    - diarrhea
    - septicemia
    - infected joints
20
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What are the 3 programs cows can enter after they are weaned from their moms

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  1. Stocker
  2. Backgrounding
  3. Preconditioning
21
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What is the stocker program

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Weaned calves graze on grass on 3-4 months, cheap gains and then generally sold at heavier weights to feedlots

22
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What is the preconditioning program

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30-60 days on drylot (preconditioning for feedlot)
- deworming, dehorning, vaccinating, castrating

23
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What is the backgrounder program

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Weaned calves put on dry lots/pens for 90-120 days to learn how to eat grain out of feed bunks

*don’t necessarily get castrated, dehornted, etc.

24
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What are the benefits to the 3 programs after being weaned

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  1. Give immune system time to get used to stressful events
  2. Economic standpoint- sell cows at higher weights=more money
  3. Add value to cattle by going through these programs
25
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What happens once cattle arrive at feed lots

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  1. Rest, eat for a few days
  2. Processed- vaccines, dewormed, castrated, dethroned, anabolic implants, ID, weight (some of these things may have been done at post weaning programs)
  3. Records
  4. Get animals ready for harvest- mainly grain based concentrate diet
26
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What are anabolic implants

A

Implants put at base of the ear with steroid hormones to help with average daily gain (ADG)

27
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What are beef cattle typically fed at feedlot

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Grain

28
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At a feedlot what is the most common health issue we see

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  1. Respiratory disease
29
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Why is respiratory disease the biggest problem

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Cows are transported within close quarters for long periods of time

30
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What are penriders

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Production staff riding on horses through feedlots to monitor for disease

31
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What clinical signs are penriders looking for

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  1. Nasal discharge
  2. Chewing cud
  3. Coughing
  4. Dirty noses
  5. Isolation (ex: not getting up to eat)
32
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What are the keys to profit in beef cattle

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  1. Buy low
  2. Sell high
  3. Keep them alive
  4. Make them gain weight
33
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What is price of live cattle based on

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Current market and perceived quality

34
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what is the dressed weight of a cow

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Carcass weight/handing weight

35
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What is grid pricing

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Pricing based on quality grade, yield grade, other premiums/discounts

36
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What is the goal of antemortem and postmortem inspection

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Accept animals that are healthful, safe from harmful chemical/drug residues and capable of being converted into wholesome product for the consumer

37
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Who is responsible for antemortem and postmortem inspection

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FSIS-Public health veterinarian

Food inspectors

Consumer safety inspectors

38
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What are you looking at for antemortem inspection

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  1. Facilities
  2. Identification
  3. Animals (must be ambulatory)
39
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What are the different outcomes of antemortem inspection

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  1. Passed (slaughtered/certified)
  2. Suspect (further observation)
  3. Condemned
40
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The animal must be __before exsanguinated

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Unconscious

41
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What are accepted methods of humane slaughter in beef cattle

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Captive bolt, fire arm, electrical stunning

42
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What quality grades of meat are not generally for retail so sold as ground beef, soup, frozen meals

A

Utility, cutter and canner

43
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What are the quality of grades based off of

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Marbling, maturity

44
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What are the quality grades in beef grading system

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  1. Prime
  2. Choice
  3. Select
  4. Standard
  5. Commercial
  6. Utility
  7. Cutter
  8. Canner
45
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What are the yield grades

A

1-5

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