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Evaluating and Classifying Beef Cattle—EXAM

 

 

1. Jimmy was at the grocery store buying steaks, when he noticed white specks of fat within the red part of the steak.  After asking the butcher what this was, he learned that it was marbling.  What does marbling affect?

 

  1. flavoring
  2. muscling
  3. tenderness
  4. A and C

 

 

2.  Natalie is selecting cattle for her ranch in South Texas.  She decides on a Brahman-influenced breed.  Which of the following characteristics did Natalie NOT base her decision on?

 

  1. Heat tolerance
  2. Insect and disease resistant
  3. Cold tolerant
  4. Crossing ability

 

 

3.  Michelle sees a calf at the Houston Livestock Show that displays characteristics of both Shorthorns and Brahmans.  Using these characteristics, she decides that it is a Santa Gertrudis.  What is the ratio of Santa Gertrudis to Brahman in the purebred Santa Gertrudis breed?

 

  1. 3/8 Shorthorn; 5/8 Brahman
  2. 5/8 Shorthorn; 3/8 Brahman
  3. 99% Shorthorn; 1% Brahman
  4. 1% Shorthorn; 99% Brahman

 

 

4. JT decides that he wants to buy a Angus heifer, which is a characteristic that he should expect?

 

  1. horns
  2. poor maternal characteristics
  3. excellent marbling
  4. poor milk production

 

 

5. Having raised Maine Anjou for many years, Manuel learned that high birth weights are common.  Which of the following is a problem typically associated with high birth weights?

 

A.     Large cattle

B.      dystocia

C.     very small frame score

D.     polled cattle

 

 

6. Scott saw a herd of continental cows that were excellent milkers.  These cows ranged in color from straw to black, and some had rings around their eyes.  Based on our knowledge of the continental breeds, what breed was this?

 

  1. Simmental
  2. Maine Anjou
  3. Limousin
  4. Charolais

 

 

7. Charles is a veterinarian in Bellville.  Recently a rancher brought in several cows to be treated for pinkeye.  These cows were red with white faces and white underlines.  They developed from a mutated gene.  Which breed was brought in?

 

  1. Angus
  2. Charolais
  3. Brangus
  4. Polled Hereford

 

 

8. Craig was making a live evaluation of a steer as part of his job at the feedlot.  He decides that the cutability of the steer is really high, because it has a lot of muscling, with little fat.  In which breed division would we MOST likely place this steer?

 

  1. American
  2. British
  3. Continental
  4. None of the above

 

 

9. Kym overhears a cattle producer talking about the “six essentials” that is the basis of their breed, and that his breed was a composite breed combining Brahman, Shorthorn and Hereford.  What breed does the producer own?

 

  1. Angus
  2. Santa Gertrudis
  3. Beefmaster
  4. Limousin

 

 

10. John is judging the steer show at the county fair.  He notices that the rear legs of one steer set really far up underneath him. What structural problem does this steer have?

 

  1. Sickle-hocked
  2. Bow-legged
  3. Post-legged
  4. Weak pasterns

 

11. Susie is applying for a job at Happy Trails Feedlot.  During her interview, she finds out that the feedlot raises less than 1000 head of beef cattle.  What classification of feedlot is Happy Trails?

 

  1. Purebred
  2. Farmer-Feeder
  3. Commercial
  4. Stocker

 

 

12. T-bone is an Angus steer that is being utilized for meat.  T-bone has already left the commercial cow-calf farm, but has yet to make it to the feedlot.  He is currently being fed forages and roughages in pastures.  At what stage of the Beef Cattle Production System is T-bone?

 

  1. Stocker Operation
  2. Feeder program
  3. Hungry cow stage
  4. Fattening stage

 

 

13. Charles has two young bulls in his herd that are frequently fighting.  He decides that castrating them will decrease this behavior.  Why is this true?

 

  1. Decreased estrogen levels
  2. Increased testosterone levels
  3. Steers are more docile and less restless
  4. None of the above

 

 

14. Charles decides to start dehorning his cattle, because he was losing money at slaughter time.  What was the cause of this loss?

 

  1. Horn bruises
  2. Injured workers
  3. More matured animals
  4. None of the above

 

 

True or False

 

________ 15) The proper angle of the shoulder is any angle less than 30 degrees.

 

________ 16) Commercial cow-calf producers raise calf crops that will return into the breed herd.

 

________ 17) The goal of hybrid vigor is to produce offspring with superior genetics to the parents.

 

________ 18) Shorthorns have a co-dominant color of red, white, and roan.

 

________ 19) We evaluate muscling in the flanks.

 

________ 20) The correct amount of finish on a steer is 1.0 inches.

 

________ 21) We evaluate cattle from the rear, underneath and from the front angles.

 

 22. Name two reasons for dehorning and list two reasons for castration

 

 

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2)________________________________________________________________________

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Discuss why soundness of structure is important in beef cattle.

 

 

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2)________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

24. List three of the “Six Key Essentials” that Tom Lasater based the development of his breed on.

 

 

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2)________________________________________________________________________

3)________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Bonus Question

 

Texas ranks what in terms of cattle produced?

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