Unit 4 Flashcards
A common legume for cattle is _____.
Kentucky bluegrass
straw
creep feeding
clover
clover
The best method for castration is ______.
elastrator
budizzo
knife
surgery
knife
Observe cattle frequently for bloat if grazing _____ at the start of the grazing season.
alfalfa
switchgrass
clover
legumes
legumes
If grazing legumes at the start of the grazing season, cattle should be frequently observed for ____.
bloat
pain
bloat
An advantage of spring calving season is that there are fewer problems with _____.
grazing
predators
pests
diseases
diseases
T or F?
Corn silage is low in moisture and less pounds can be fed.
False
Limsetone supplies _____ and the urea supplies nitrogen (N) which the microorganisms in the rumen used to make protein.
cobalt
iodine
iron
calcium
calcium
How long is the gestation in cows?
~250 days
~100 days
~280 days
~280 days
T or F?
If hay contains 20% or more legume, or is high quality grass, no protein supplement is needed.
False
(#4 Video) How did they lock in a profit?
Using the futures market
Low cost and quality
Using the futures market
(#5 Video) What are the pellets made of shown in the video?
silage
peanut hulls
hay
peanut hulls
(#4 Video) Two examples of products consumed by the cattle that are higher in moisture content are brewer’s grain and _______ ________.
corn hay
wheat silage
corn silage
corn silage
(#3 Video) How many registered Angus cows does this farm have?
300
200
100
100
(#5 Video) What is the one thing (suggested in the video) that Cow-Calf Operators could do to help Stocker Operations?
A Good Vaccination Program
A nutrition Program
A Good Vaccination Program
(#3 Video) Every year, they market about 15 steers as ________ _______.
shelf beef.
freezer beef.
store beef.
freezer beef.
sexual receptivity and fertility in many female animals
estrus
no pasture, daily feed and water is provided by the caretaker
drylots
cyclic fatty acid compounds with varying hormone like effects
prostagladin
a fixed amount of commodity
ration
the average _________weight of a beef cow is 1277lbs
live
plant materials, leaves and stems, such as fescue, bermudagrass, and bluegrass
forgaes
abdominal swelling of gas in the rumen
bloat
mother cows
brood
the top state in beef cattle production
Texas
Type of feeding that is supplemental and gives calves concentrates in poor milker situations
creep
treat the cord with this after the birth of a calf
iodine
most cows are _______ bred, where bulls run with cows during the breeding season
pasture
removes the source of testosterone and the ability to reproduce
castration
purchases stocker cattle and feeds them to market weight
feedlot
