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CowProductionTab
ASCI112Midterm3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cow | a female after she has given birth at least once |
| Heifer | a female before she has given birth (generally less than 18 mos old) |
| Bull | an intact male after reaching sexual maturity |
| Bull calf | an intact male before reaching sexual maturity |
| Steer | a neutered male |
| Stocker | a weaned animal being fed pasture or hay from weaning up to about 750 lbs |
| Calving | the act of giving birth (parturition) |
| Beef cattle production represents the _________ single segment of American agriculture. | largest |
| The U.S. beef industry is made up of more than ___________ businesses, farms and ranches. | 1 million |
| There are more than ___________ ranchers and cattle producers in the United States. | 800,000 |
| 6 Different Aspects | 1.Purebred breeders 2.Commercial producers 3.Stocker or backgrounding operations 4.Feeders 5.Packers 6.Retailers |
| Top Market for US Beef | Japan, South Korea, Canada |
| Calf | Any animal less than 1 year old. Calves by NASS survey classification are animals that weigh less than 500 pounds. |
| Commercial feedlot | A feedlot whose primary enterprise is to feed cattle and market them for slaughter. |
| Stockers and feeders | Young steers or heifers, weighing approximately 400-700 pounds. These animals may be on pasture and/or a maintenance or warm-up ration until being put on full feed for slaughter market or being selected as herd replacement stock. |
| What is an ―ox | Any bovid trained/used as a draft animal aka ―bullock in Australia/New Zealand Usually castrated males, but not always *After* development of secondary sexual characteristics (muscle mass) |
| ―Sheep | animals over one year of age |
| ―Lamb | animals under one year of age OR the meat from an animal <1yr old |
| ―Mutton | the meat from an animal >1 yr old |
| ―Wool | the fiber that most sheep grow. The wool from one sheep is called a fleece. A collection of fleeces is called a clip. |
| ―Ewe | a female sheep >1 yr old, especially after it has given birth at least once. A female sheep <1 yr old is often called a ewe lamb. |
| ―Ram | an ‗intact‘ male sheep >1 yr old. |
| ―Wether | a neutered male sheep |
| ―Lambing | the act of giving birth (parturition) |
| Range Sheep operations | consisting of relatively large flocks, often in the thousands, that graze on native or unimproved pastureland in the western states |
| Farm flock operations | smaller flocks, less then 50 usually, and raised in smaller improved pastures or in feedlots, common in midwest and eastern states |
| sheep production provides | lamb meat, wool, pelts, but also milk, show-bred sheeps, and other misc products |
| steady decline since the | 1940s |
| in 2007 only _._ million sheep head, a record low | 6.2 |
| lambs are being sold as early harvest lamb to meet demand for | better quality, lighter-weight lambs |
| Wool production in the US has ___________ rapidly | declined |
| Main segments of the current US goat industry | meat production, dairy production, fiber production, weed and bush management, recreation and companion animals |
| goat meat | chevon |
| goat fiber production | cashmere, angora |
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