Intro to Beef

Question 1

Cull cow

Answer 1

cows chosen to leave herd

Question 2

Finished/Finisher

Answer 2

fattened ready to be sold (yummy hamburger)

Question 3

Average herd size

Answer 3

69

Question 4

Three breeds of cattle known for their meat and fertility

Answer 4

simmental
charolais
limousin

Question 5

Cross-breeding (finishers)

Answer 5

purebred breed A x purebred breed B
=F1 (50%A, 50%B) x terminal breed
=calves marketed

Question 6

Cross-breeding (heifers)

Answer 6

purebred breed A x purebred breed B
=F1 (50% A, 50% B) x terminal breed
=females kept in herd

Question 7

to ensure cows are staying on the breeding schedule

Answer 7

cows will be impregnanted 80 days before calving

Question 8

Replacement _____ are selected to stay from the calves

Answer 8

heifers

Question 9

Heifers are bred to calf at ______ months

Answer 9

24 months

Question 10

What happens to the remainder of calves?

Answer 10

calves are sent to an auction/put in backgrounding operation to make a future finisher

Question 11

How long to cows stay at finishing feedlots?

Answer 11

60-200 days

Question 12

Feedlot nutrition

Answer 12

high energy grain finished diet
grass finished - forages only NO GRAIN

Question 13

appointments commonly see with cattle

Answer 13

outpatient appointments
seen on farm

Question 14

Cows brought in without mothers

Answer 14

refuse bottle feeding
goal to get home as fast possible