WEEK 7: Beef cattle Flashcards
Cattle meat…
1 year or older = beef
3 months or younger = veal
Swine meat…
Pork
Sheep meat…
Mature = Mutton
Young = Lamb
Goat
Chevon or goat meat
Genus of cattle
Bos
Which cattle are used in the tropics
Bos Indicus
Which cattle are used in temperate regions
Bos Taurus
What year were cattle brought to the western hemisphere?
1493 by columbus
When were cattle introduced to Mexico?
1519 by Cortez
What year were cattle brought to New England?
1609 by English settlers
17th century cattle
Spanish longhorn cattle -> Texas longhorn
Mid-19th-century cattle
Newly imported Shorthorns
Late 19th century cattle
Herefords
Which breed did Hereford and Angus produce?
The black baldy
What is the significance of 1965 Quarantine station in canada
Allowed more breeds to enter North American
Breeds revolution
Why do cattle herds today produce better results than those of the past despite being the same size?
Better genetics, better nutrition, better management
What is seed stock?
Brood animals intended for future production
Commercial cow-calf producers
Heavy Calves sold to feedlots for finishing, and lighter calves sold to stocker operators
Which is the most common U.S beef breed?
Angus
When do cattle use energy supplements
During droughts and the winter months
Stocker Cattle Nutrition
Higher quality forages
Protein and energy supplementation
Feedlot cattle nutrition
Receiving ration - hay and supplement
Switched to high-energy feeds as quickly as possible
Seed Stock cattle nutrition
More likely to use higher levels of supplementation
Animals reach full genetic potential
Organic production
Requires certification to ensure certain growing standards
Natural production
A product containing no artificial ingredients or added color and is only minimally processed.
