Feedlot management - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

19. The New York Court of Appeals case Golden v. Planning Board of Town of Ramapo (1972) resulted in an important decision in what area? a. Exclusionary housing b. Growth management c. "Takings" claims d. Environmental justice - ANSWER-B. Ramapo, NY established a growth management system that awarded points to development proposals based on the availability of public utilities, drainage facilities, parks, road access, and firehouses. 1. The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 required local...

What is cattle feeding? - ANSbeef production begins with cow-calf producer, the cattle are then either retained or sold for breeding stock, or used for meat production. Calves used for meat production may leave their farm or ranch between ____ to _____ months of age - ANS6 to 12 Calves can be sold to ________ and ________ or directly to feedlot - ANSauctions and cattle buyers younger or light weight calves may be sent to ______________ or _____________ until they are older and gain weig...

SOCIAL WORK FINAL EXAM Kelly and Paul live together with their children from previous relationships. Kelly takes Paul's children to school every morning and works hard to make sure they are well taken care of. This would be an example of what type of family structure? a)A Single Parent Family b)A Blended Family c)A Step Family d)An Informal Family - ANS A blended family There have been significant increases in the percentage of children born to unmarried parents....

1) Which of the following is a financial risk that may be faced by a business organization? A) injuries suffered by employees at the workplace B) lost income after a fire loss C) product liability risk D) currency exchange rate risk - -D -2) Which of the following statements about the scope of risk management is (are) true? I. Traditionally, risk management was limited in scope to speculative loss exposures. II. In the 1990s, some businesses began to expand the scope of risk managemen...

With appropriate given information, be able to calculate feedlot cost of gain and breakeven. - ANStotal cost of gain = (non-feed + feed cost)/total weight gain feed only cost of gain = feed cost/weight gain breakeven = (initial price + op cost)/selling weight What are Beef Quality Assurance Programs (BQA) and what is their relevance? What are some components that would go into beef quality assurance in a feedyard? Though BQA are not mandated, do many feedyards provide some type of training?...

US annual average dressed weights increased from 700 lb to approximately 880 lb more recently. Select the most appropriate comment regarding the US beef cattle dressed weights. Clearly within a new cattle cycle, current US cattle inventory is approximately 94.5 million heads. Select the most appropriate statement about the US cattle inventory. Calf-fed system System in which animals will enter the feedlot phase right after weaning. Such system will induce the largest amount of DOF compared to ...

Purebred Operation First phase Register cattle Produce replacement heifers and bulls to be sold to cow calf (seedstock) cow-calf operation a management unit that maintains a breeding herd of cows and produces weaned calves for sale stocker operation Growing phase after calves are weaned and before feedlot Feedlot Operation primary focus is raising animals to market weight, often known as finishing Stocker Operation usually on land owned by the feedlot in states where grain and corn a...

What are yearling-stocker programs - management of cattle for growth prior to going into feedlot for finishing Calves to yearlings weights - 400-600 lbs to 800-950 lbs What type of cattle are yearling-stocker - steers and heifers What low cost resources are used for gain - grass, crop residue, hay, silage and wheat pasture What are the major areas of yearling production - Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma (fall-winter, spring-summer), kentucky, virginia, tennessee, north carolina (fall, winter, s...

True or False: a rectal temperature below 100 degrees F in a kid would warrant immediate attention True Which of the following breeds of sheep is a fine wool breed? a. Hereford b. Lincoln c. Dorset d. Hampshire e. Rambouillet e. Rambouillet An adult male goat is which of the following? a. buck b. kid c. wether d. lamb e. ewe a. buck Which of the following statements regarding a sick neonatal lamb or kid is not true? a. hypoglycemia is a common cause of weakness...

Abortion storm in her of ewes where 80% are affected. On the placentas the cotyledons have white foci of necrosis. What's your top ddx? - ANSWER Toxoplasma gondii Abortions in sheep or cattle associated with the feeding of silage are caused by what agent? - ANSWER Listeria What is the doctor word for horse wobbler's? - ANSWER Equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy The cattle warble called Hypoderma emerges from a cow one spring day. How do you treat this and when? - ANSWER An avermec...