Bovine

Question 1

Bovine

Answer 1

Latin for Cattle

Question 2

Bull

Answer 2

Uncastrated male ‘cow’, over 2 y/o

Question 3

Stirk

Answer 3

Castrated male ‘cow’

Question 4

Bullock

Answer 4

Castrated male ‘cow’ + bred for fattening/slaughter

Question 5

Male Calf

Answer 5

Uncastrated young male ‘cow’, up to 1 y/o

Question 6

Rig

Answer 6

Uncastrated ‘cow’, with 1 testicle

Question 7

Sire

Answer 7

A male ‘cow’ who has fathered a calf

Question 8

Cow

Answer 8

Female ‘cow’ that has given birth to at least 2 calves

Question 9

Dam

Answer 9

Mother ‘cow’ to a particular calf

Question 10

Heifer

Answer 10

Female ‘cow’ 6 months > 3 y/o

Question 11

‘In calf’

Answer 11

Pregnant/expecting mother ‘cow’

Question 12

Female Calf

Answer 12

A young female ‘cow’, from 0 - 6 m/o

Question 13

Pedigree

Answer 13

Purebred + registered with a breed society

Question 14

Store

Answer 14

Bought or sold cow for fattening

Question 15

Calving

Answer 15

Cow giving birth

Question 16

Suckler

Answer 16

A suckling calf

Question 17

Suckled

Answer 17

A calf that’s suckled + up to 12 m/o

Question 18

Veal calf

Answer 18

Calf bred for veal production

Question 19

Weaned calf

Answer 19

Calf that is on solids

Question 20

Herd

Answer 20

A group of cattle

Question 21

Name the major difference between what Dairy and Beef cattle bred for.

Answer 21

Beef cattle are bred for slaughter due to their higher muscle mass
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Dairy cattle have a large milk supply and are bred to produce milk

Question 22

Are Dairy or Beef cows generally larger?

Answer 22

Beef

Question 23

Do Dairy or Beef cows tend to have less muscle mass?

Answer 23

Dairy

Question 24

Do Dairy or Beef cows have a greater mothering instinct?

Answer 24

Beef

Question 25

At what age do **cows** 1st Incisor **erupt**?

Answer 25

**18** - **24** months

Question 26

At what age do **cows** 2nd Incisor **erupt**?

Answer 26

**24** - **30** months

Question 27

At what age do **cows** 3rd Incisor **erupt**?

Answer 27

**36** months

Question 28

vAt what age do **cows** 4th Incisor **erupt**?

Answer 28

**24** - **48** months

Question 29

Do **cows** have **upper incisors**?

Answer 29

No

Question 30

What **replaces** a cow's **deciduous** **incisors**?

Answer 30

A **Hard pad** of tissue, known as a **dental pad**

Question 31

True or False. The cow's **deciduous lower canines **develop into **9 lower incisors**.

Answer 31

False, they develop into **8**!

Question 32

What **type** of incisors do **cows** have?

Answer 32

Brachydont

Question 33

Do cows have **canines**?

Answer 33

No

Question 34

Do cows **cut** or **break** grass?

Answer 34

Break!