Unit 4

Question 1

A common legume for cattle is _____.

Kentucky bluegrass

straw

creep feeding

clover

Answer 1

clover

Question 2

The best method for castration is ______.

elastrator

budizzo

knife

surgery

Answer 2

knife

Question 3

Observe cattle frequently for bloat if grazing _____ at the start of the grazing season.

alfalfa

switchgrass

clover

legumes

Answer 3

legumes

Question 4

If grazing legumes at the start of the grazing season, cattle should be frequently observed for ____.

bloat

pain

Answer 4

bloat

Question 5

An advantage of spring calving season is that there are fewer problems with _____.

grazing

predators

pests

diseases

Answer 5

diseases

Question 6

T or F?
Corn silage is low in moisture and less pounds can be fed.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Limsetone supplies _____ and the urea supplies nitrogen (N) which the microorganisms in the rumen used to make protein.

cobalt

iodine

iron

calcium

Answer 7

calcium

Question 8

How long is the gestation in cows?

~250 days

~100 days

~280 days

Answer 8

~280 days

Question 9

T or F?
If hay contains 20% or more legume, or is high quality grass, no protein supplement is needed.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

(#4 Video) How did they lock in a profit?

Using the futures market

Low cost and quality

Answer 10

Using the futures market

Question 11

(#5 Video) What are the pellets made of shown in the video?

silage

peanut hulls

hay

Answer 11

peanut hulls

Question 12

(#4 Video) Two examples of products consumed by the cattle that are higher in moisture content are brewer’s grain and _______ ________.

corn hay

wheat silage

corn silage

Answer 12

corn silage

Question 13

(#3 Video) How many registered Angus cows does this farm have?

300

200

100

Answer 13

100

Question 14

(#5 Video) What is the one thing (suggested in the video) that Cow-Calf Operators could do to help Stocker Operations?

A Good Vaccination Program

A nutrition Program

Answer 14

A Good Vaccination Program

Question 15

(#3 Video) Every year, they market about 15 steers as ________ _______.

shelf beef.

freezer beef.

store beef.

Answer 15

freezer beef.

Question 16

sexual receptivity and fertility in many female animals

Answer 16

estrus

Question 17

no pasture, daily feed and water is provided by the caretaker

Answer 17

drylots

Question 18

cyclic fatty acid compounds with varying hormone like effects

Answer 18

prostagladin

Question 19

a fixed amount of commodity

Answer 19

ration

Question 20

the average _________weight of a beef cow is 1277lbs

Answer 20

live

Question 21

plant materials, leaves and stems, such as fescue, bermudagrass, and bluegrass

Answer 21

forgaes

Question 22

abdominal swelling of gas in the rumen

Answer 22

bloat

Question 23

mother cows

Answer 23

brood

Question 24

the top state in beef cattle production

Answer 24

Texas

Question 25

Type of feeding that is supplemental and gives calves concentrates in poor milker situations

Answer 25

creep

Question 26

treat the cord with this after the birth of a calf

Answer 26

iodine

Question 27

most cows are _______ bred, where bulls run with cows during the breeding season

Answer 27

pasture

Question 28

removes the source of testosterone and the ability to reproduce

Answer 28

castration

Question 29

purchases stocker cattle and feeds them to market weight

Answer 29

feedlot