Stocker and feedlot - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Al Stud - answer-Company which makes semen from high quality males. Anestrus - answer-Period of time when a female is not having estrous cycles. Beef Cycle - answer-Historic fluctuations in beef cattle numbers which occur over roughly 10-year periods. Body Condition - answer-The amount of fat on an animal's body. Bos indicus - answer-Zebu (humped) cattle, including the Brahman breed in the United States. Bos taurus - answer-Included most cattle found in the United States and thei...

A breed with a shortened gestation length - answer-Saler A breed that exports the greatest amount of semen - answer-Red Angus A composite breed created using 3 breeds - answer-Beefmaster A composite breed that was created in Louisiana - answer-Brangus A breed that originally was called Durhams - answer-Shorthorn True or False: Brahman cattle are heat tolerant and will not decrease appetite or milk production until the temperature reaches 105 degrees F. - answer-True True or Fal...

Cow-Calf Production : Involves cows and heifers mated to bulls, either by natural services or artificial insemination, to produce a calf crop. Various breeding programs may be used Commercial producers : Raise steers and heifers that are generally sold at weaning and destined to become slaughter animals. Some operations retain ownership of cattle through the feedlot and merchandise them at market weight. Purebred Breeders : Specialize in seed stock production meaning that the majority...

Cattle: Giving Birth Heifer Cattle: Young Female that has not given birth Bull Cattle: Intact Mature Male Cow Cattle: Mature Female that has given birth Steer Cattle: Castrated Male Natural Breeding breeding occurring via natural, sexual contact Artificial Insemination placement of semen into the uterus by a method other than physical sexual contact which improves the genetics of your herd without having to purchase another animal Embryo Transfer embryos are placed into the uterus...

ANSC 1401 Exam 2 (Crossland) Exam With Complete Solutions Genus Bos Species Taurus or indicus Beef Cattle Industry Largest single money-generating commodity in all of U.S. agriculture - $68 billion Beef accounts for ____ of animal agriculture's share of total farm cash receipts 39% The U.S. has about ___ of the world's cattle, but we produce nearly ___ of the world's beef and veal. 6%, 18% Purposes of U.S. Beef Cattle Make use of natural resources indigestible ...

Stocking rate - ANSAnimal demand per unit of area over a period of time Fescue toxicity - ANSmetabolic disorder caused by consumption of an endophyte Preconditioned - ANSStocker cattle which are not comingled after weaning Grass tetany - ANSMetabolic disorder caused by low magnesium Carrying capacity - ANSanimal density for a specific time period without damage. DES - ANSAnabolic steroid banned in cattle on 1979 Prusssic Acid Poisoning - ANSMetabolic disorder caused by cyanide-...

1. Describe why a weaned calf would enter a stocker operation versus a feedlot operation. - for finishing 2. How would a cow-calf producer decide on when to sell their cattle? Immediately following weaning or retain them and sell at a later date? - Sell- quick money; no additional time/labor Keep- increase weights to increase profits 3. What is a stocker calf? - A weaned calf being grown prior to placement in a feedlot for finishing 4. What is the two part goal of stocker cattle? - Increa...

What three factors is the cattle feeding industry dependent on? - Source of feeder cattle Market outlet for fed cattle Source of high energy feed What is a feedlot? - Confinement feeding operations where cattle are fed finishing rations prior to harvest. 90-150 days Where are most feedlots located? Why? - Found in great plain area. Because availability of feed grains, locations of packing plants, and climate and geographic conditions favor cattle feeding. Be able to list the top ten st...

Generally speaking, cattle on feed numbers in 2017 compared to 2016 - Increased Cattle imports from May 2016 to May 2017 - Increased Overall cattle populations from Jan. 2016 to Jan. 2017 - Increased Cattle exports from May 2016 to May 2017 - Decreased Current cattle numbers as of July 1, 2017 - 103 Million What country is the top supplier of U.S beef imports - Australia What is the current agency that enforces the Packers & Stockyards Act - USDA

Why do we feed cattle finishing diets? - -structure of US meat grading system -consumers (desire for quality product that can't be produced efficiently from a high forage diet. Requires quicker gains that are achieved with concentrates. -Allows for use of byproducts feeds that otherwise would go to waste. What are the main points of nutrients and management? - -Nutrition requirement determination. -Dietary ingredients -Supplement form, formulation -bunk management -Additive use