Stocker feedlot - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Cow-Calf Production - answer-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 - answer-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 - answer-Specialize in seed stock production meaning t...

what is the inventory of cattle in NC? - answer-830,000 Describe the NC cattle industry - answer-small but strong what are the segments of the beef cattle industry? - answer--cow/calf (seedstock) -stocker -feedlot -packer (purveyor) -retailer (imports) -consumer (exports) what are the two largest beef industry segments? - answer-cow/calf (seedstock) and consumer (exports) what are the two smallest industry segments? - answer-feedlot and packer (purveyor) where is the beef bel...

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 ...

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...

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-...

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 ...