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Beef Production
Beef Production
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Science
Undergraduate 1
10/22/2012

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Term
Between 1970 and 2010, beef production has gone down while poultry has gone up. Why would people be eating more poultry?
Definition

convenience

 

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
160°F
Term
How is the beef price determined?
Definition
supply and demand
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
2
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
feed cost
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
Why is hay used?
Definition
to feed cows during the winter
Term
What is the average herd size in Illinois?
Definition
20ish
Term
What are the three breeds of cattle?
Definition
British, Continental, and Brahman
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