Unit 2-Selecting Feeder Cattle Flashcards
Intramuscular Fat
Marbling
Culled dairy cows are often used for _____
Hamburger
Desirable beef carcass quality
Choice
Feeders are grouped by size and ____
Weight
Most cattle should gain 2.5 ___ per day
Lbs
Removing horns
Dehorning
____ cattle must have a certain look to them
show
“____ Broke”
bunk
Show cattle should be heavily ___ in the loin and quarter
muscled
Calves have been vaccinated, wormed, castrated, and dehorned
Preconditioned
Feeder cattle should be fed to reach the ___ qualtiy grade with a minimum amount of ____ fat
choice; external
weaned calves should typically weigh ___ lbs
500
Background cattle usually weight ___ lbs
650
farmers and ranchers may bring groups of animals to the consignment feeder sale. true or false
true
farmers and ranchers usually bring groups of animals to feeder cattle sales, often in the ____ (season)
fall
_____ calf sales offer haltered, preconditioned calves especially bred to do well in the show ring
club
groups of feeders should have a verified track record of _____care, including ____ given prior to purchase
health; vaccination
bunk broke calves are capable of eating ____ and stored ____
grain; forage
buyers of live cattle discount finished _____ because they may be pregnant
heifers
_____-framed cattle are most likely to reach an acceptable finish within 1100-1300 lbs live weight range
moderate
backgrounders feed high forage diets to young calves, true or false
true
Quality grade is indicated by what type of fat
intramuscular fat
Excess bull calves can be sold for _______
Veal
Backgrounders weight 600-______
800 LBS
