Beef Cattle Facts

Question 1

Which state has the highest beef production

Answer 1

Texas

Question 2

What is the Black Angus known for?

Answer 2

Black coat, good mothering, excellent carcass

Question 3

What is the Red Angus known for?

Answer 3

Always red coat, polled, Homozygous recessive for red coat gene

Question 4

What does homozygous mean?

Answer 4

When the genetic has two copies of the same trait like AA or aa

Question 5

What does polled mean?

Answer 5

When a cow is unable to grow horns

Question 6

What is Hereford known for?

Answer 6

Horned or polled, red body white face, highly fertile, good for wide range conditions

Question 7

What is Shorthorn known for?

Answer 7

Red or white or both in color, polled or horned, dual-purpose

Question 8

What is the Brahman known for?

Answer 8

Heat tolerance, Bos indicus, saggy skin, back hump, droopy ears, from India

Question 9

What is Brangus known for?

Answer 9

5/8 Angus x 3/8 Brahman, created to make a heat-tolerant black Angus

Question 10

What is Limousin known for?

Answer 10

Golden color, from France, lots of muscles, Bos Taurus

Question 11

What is Charolais known for?

Answer 11

White color, horned or polled, from France, heavy muscles, Bos TaurusT

Question 12

What is the Black Baldy known for?

Answer 12

Hereford x Angus, good marbling (fat in muscles)

Question 13

What is Simmental known for?

Answer 13

White face with red or white coat, horned or polled, rapid growth rate

Question 14

What is Longhorn known for?

Answer 14

Multi-colored, long horns, hardy (strong) under harsh conditions

Question 15

What is Chianina known for?

Answer 15

White color black eyes, tall and large, and may weigh up to 3000+ Ib

Question 16

What is Gelbvieh known for?

Answer 16

Red golden color, known for muscle and growth

Question 17

What is Bos Indicus?

Answer 17

Called Zebu, well adapted to hotter climates with heat resistance

Question 18

What is Bos Taurus

Answer 18

Adapted to cool cl8imates, found in Europe, parts of Asia, and Africa

Question 19

What breeds are the best terminal sires?

Answer 19

Charolais, Simmental, and Limousine

Question 20

What is Cow-Calf operation?

Answer 20

breeding, gestation, calving, weaning

Question 21

How long are calves in Cow-Calf operations?

Answer 21

6 -8 months

Question 22

What is a yearling stocker operation?

Answer 22

Cattle enter at 225kg and leave at 400 kg

Question 23

What is the feedlot operations?

Answer 23

cattle “finish” here and leave as 650 kg

Question 24

What age do cows finish in the feedlot operation?

Answer 24

14-22 months

Question 25

What is a mature male bovine called?

Answer 25

Bull

Question 26

What is a mature female bovine called?

Answer 26

Cow, heifer

Question 27

What is a young bovine called?

Answer 27

Calf (bullock)(heifer)

Question 28

What is a young female with her first calf called?

Answer 28

First calf heifer

Question 29

What is a male castrated before sexual maturity called?

Answer 29

Steer

Question 30

What is a male castrated after sexual maturity called?

Answer 30

Stag

Question 31

The direction an animal will move during "Flight zone" depends on you and the ____

Answer 31

Animals point of balance

Question 32

When do bulls get puberty?

Answer 32

From 9-12 months

Question 33

When do heifers get puberty?

Answer 33

From 9-14 months

Question 34

Weight after puberty?

Answer 34

300 kg (600 Ib)

Question 35

How long is a cow's estrous cycle?

Answer 35

19-23 days

Question 36

How long is a cow's estrus period?

Answer 36

12-20 hours

Question 37

Signs a cow is in heat?

Answer 37

Stands when mounted, mount other cows, vulva discharges, highly vocal.

Question 38

How long is Ovulation?

Answer 38

12-15 hours after estrus period

Question 39

How long is gestation(pregnancy)?

Answer 39

281 days

Question 40

What lives in cattle stomachs that source protein?

Answer 40

Microbes

Question 41

How much percent should cattle be fed hay per day?

Answer 41

2% of their body weight

Question 42

How much water should grazing cattle be drinking per day?

Answer 42

4.5-5 gallons of water

Question 43

How much water should fattening cattle drink per day?

Answer 43

8-9 gallons of water

Question 44

How much should lactating beef cattle be drinking per day?

Answer 44

10-25 gallons of water

Question 45

What is Grass Tetany

Answer 45

Occurs when the diet has a Magnesium deficiency

Question 46

What does calf processing mean?

Answer 46

castration, dehorning, or branding at an early age

Question 47

How many chromosomes do Cattle have?

Answer 47

60 chromosomes

Question 48

How many chromosome pairs do cattle have?

Answer 48

30 pairs

Question 49

What country has the most beef cattle production?

Answer 49

China

Question 50

How much kg of beef do average Americans consume per year

Answer 50

20 kg

Question 51

How often do cattle teeth rupture?

Answer 51

1.5-4.5 years

Question 52

When do cattle teeth eventually deteriorate?

Answer 52

6-9 years

Question 53

What year should cows have a full set of teeth?

Answer 53

5 years old

Question 54

Are cattle seasonally polyestrous?

Answer 54

No, cattle can breed at any season all year long

Question 55

What does Dystocia mean?

Answer 55

A difficult birth

Question 56

What is Colostrum?

Answer 56

Milk after giving birth, provides anti-bodies to calves and immunity to diseases