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WEEK 7: Beef cattle Flashcards

1
Q

Cattle meat…

A

1 year or older = beef

3 months or younger = veal

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2
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Swine meat…

A

Pork

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3
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Sheep meat…

A

Mature = Mutton

Young = Lamb

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4
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Goat

A

Chevon or goat meat

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5
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Genus of cattle

A

Bos

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6
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Which cattle are used in the tropics

A

Bos Indicus

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7
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Which cattle are used in temperate regions

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Bos Taurus

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8
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What year were cattle brought to the western hemisphere?

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1493 by columbus

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9
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When were cattle introduced to Mexico?

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1519 by Cortez

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10
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What year were cattle brought to New England?

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1609 by English settlers

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11
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17th century cattle

A

Spanish longhorn cattle -> Texas longhorn

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12
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Mid-19th-century cattle

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Newly imported Shorthorns

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13
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Late 19th century cattle

A

Herefords

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14
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Which breed did Hereford and Angus produce?

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The black baldy

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15
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What is the significance of 1965 Quarantine station in canada

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Allowed more breeds to enter North American

Breeds revolution

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16
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Why do cattle herds today produce better results than those of the past despite being the same size?

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Better genetics, better nutrition, better management

17
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What is seed stock?

A

Brood animals intended for future production

18
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Commercial cow-calf producers

A

Heavy Calves sold to feedlots for finishing, and lighter calves sold to stocker operators

19
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Which is the most common U.S beef breed?

A

Angus

20
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When do cattle use energy supplements

A

During droughts and the winter months

21
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Stocker Cattle Nutrition

A

Higher quality forages
Protein and energy supplementation

22
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Feedlot cattle nutrition

A

Receiving ration - hay and supplement
Switched to high-energy feeds as quickly as possible

23
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Seed Stock cattle nutrition

A

More likely to use higher levels of supplementation
Animals reach full genetic potential

24
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Organic production

A

Requires certification to ensure certain growing standards

25
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Natural production

A

A product containing no artificial ingredients or added color and is only minimally processed.

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