Term
| Between 1970 and 2010, beef production has gone down while poultry has gone up. Why would people be eating more poultry? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Why do we eat beef as a nutrition stand point? |
|
Definition
| It contains zinc, vitamin b, and protein |
|
|
Term
T/F
3/4 of beef is consumed in the form of ground beef. |
|
Definition
| False. It should be 1/2 of beef. |
|
|
Term
| Why is Beef Cattle Production important? |
|
Definition
-utilize non-tillable land
-high quality protein food |
|
|
Term
| What is the internal temperature that beef should be cooked? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How is the beef price determined? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Where are most cow farms located? |
|
Definition
| west of the Mississippi River |
|
|
Term
| Why are most cows located west of the Mississippi? |
|
Definition
-cheap land
-rainfall
-less demand for land
-tax incentives |
|
|
Term
| What are the four things to consider when it comes to the profit equation for beef production? |
|
Definition
-low cost production
-high reproductive efficiency
-rapid growthrate cattle
-prodution of a quality product |
|
|
Term
| How old must a heifer be in order to calve? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Why is Artifical Insumination important? |
|
Definition
-utilize superior breeding season
-control calving breeding season
-estrus synchronization management
|
|
|
Term
| What is the highest production cost? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Whats the result of limiting nutrition for a cow? |
|
Definition
| Cows get thin and do not cycle in estrus |
|
|
Term
| How do we know how much energy a cow needs? |
|
Definition
cow size
if it is lactating |
|
|
Term
| What indicates the Nutritional Status of cows? |
|
Definition
Body condition scores:
-how fat
|
|
|
Term
| How much does it cost to let a cow graze? |
|
Definition
50 cents a day in the summer
1.50-2.00 a day in the winter |
|
|
Term
| What is intensive grazing or rotational grazing? |
|
Definition
| trying to force the cow to graze at an optimal time |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to feed cows during the winter |
|
|
Term
| What is the average herd size in Illinois? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What are the three breeds of cattle? |
|
Definition
| British, Continental, and Brahman |
|
|
