Unit 1-Beef Industry Flashcards
____ production makes up for the largest portion of the U.S. agriculture economy
Beef
The beef industry has historically been very segmented, meaning that several producers own a single animal between birth and slaughter
True
Cow/calf producers who invest in breeding stock genetically surperior for ____ traits generally keep retain ownership in their calves until the time of slaughter
carcass
Most large scale feedlots are located in what state?
Nebraska
Culled dairy animals and dairy steers make up a large portion of the beef produced in the ______
east
many packers now buy cattle based off ____ quality and/or _____ (lean to fat ratio)
carcass; cutibility
Many western cow/calf producers use _______ -owned land by the Beuro of Land Management (BLM) for summer herd grazing
government
Which of these segments of beef production feeds animals from 1 year of age to slaughter weight
Feeder
Which of these segments of beef production consists of mother cows and their calves
cow/calf
Which of these segments of beef production feeds weaned calves up to 1 year of age
Stocker
Which part of the coutry is more apt to use intense rotational grazing to keep more animals on a given acreage
Wetter Easter Regions
What percentage of the U.S.’s land base is classified as range or pasture
40%
Which area of the country is more apt to having feedlots holding tens of thousands of cattle
Texas, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas
Which makes up a larger portion of beef produced in the East
culled dairy animals and steers
Packers do not currently have economoic insentives for exceptional beef carcasses. True or False
False
