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Oxygen coming to it becomes cherry red.
Doesnt happen in dark cutters
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| Beef Improvement Federation |
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| Terminal Crosses keep replacement heifers |
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| False: Terminal --> get rid of all of them |
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| What fatty acid in beef raises blood cholesterol? |
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| What fatty acid lowers blood cholesterol? |
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| Condition during parturition when buttocks are first |
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| What beef wholesale cut is retail cut short ribs. |
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| TBone Steak is what muscle |
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| What organic compound is fed to feedlot cattle to get red color? |
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| Look at EPD abbreviations. |
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| How do you calculate Maternal EPD? |
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| 1/2 weaning wt + maternal milk |
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70% choice or higher
70% YG 1-3
0% YG 4-5, Dark cutters, no rolls |
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| Where would you strategically place obstriticain chains |
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- above joint on inner side of cannon bone
- one arm at a time |
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| What are the new cuts of steak? |
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Petite Tender, Ranch Cut, Flat Iron Steaks |
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| Average flock size for sheep |
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| What type of iron is in beef and easily digestible? |
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| What British breed doesnt have a branded beef program? |
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| What carries cholesterol in the blood |
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| Segments of Beef industry |
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Cow/calf
stocker
feedlot
packer
surveyor
retailer
consumer |
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| Most important factor in determining lamb quality grade |
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| What is the purpose of Dectomax |
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| Prevent parasites and other worms |
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| WHat beef carcass trait is most prevelent in the standards of beef quality programs |
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| What is the one Quality grade that can include young and mature cattle. |
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| Beef Yield Grade is determined by |
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- 12th rib backfat
- ribeye area
- hot carcass weight
- KPH |
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| Relationship between YG and cutability |
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| Higher yield grade = lower cutability |
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Limousin and Angus
- could be CAB if it is black |
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Prime
Choice
Good
Utility
Cull |
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| Where is the break/spool joint |
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| Minimal degree of 12th rib fat. |
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| How to calculate YG in lambs. |
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| (10 x fat thickness) + 0.4 |
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| 1/3 of carcass wt is composed of what? |
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| Selling cattle Grade/Yield based VS Combination grid |
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G/Y: selling animal based upon its quality grade and dressing %, not taking into account premiums or discounts
Combination grid: selling on a grid has a base price and then premiums or discounts are factored in based upon different requirements |
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| Annual progress for trait calculation. |
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| What is the least effective type of selection |
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| How many traits do you select for in tandem selection |
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| what is the most commonly used type of selection |
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| Independent Culling Level |
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| How does scrotal circumferance affect puberty |
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| every cm --> puberty 2-3 days earlier |
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| What does the ADJ 205 Weaning Wt measure? |
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- preweaning growth potential of calf
- mothers milking ability |
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| Calculation for 205 adjusted weaning wt. |
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| ((actual weaning wt- BW)/age in days) * 205 + BW |
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•Heifers x 1.10 = bull
•Steers x 1.05 = bull
•Heifers x 1.05 = steer
•Bulls x .95 = steer |
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| Avg age adjustment of Dams |
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| Adjusted 365-day yearling weight calculation |
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| look at ppt 4 slides 22-26 |
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| What does MPPA stand for? |
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| Most Probably Producing Ability |
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| Compares cow productivity in a herd |
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| What are the factors of MPPA? |
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- Herd Average weaning weight ratio
-# calves in cows average
- repeatability
- Cows wwr |
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| Calculation for Cow Efficiency |
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Adjusted Wng. Wt. Of Calf x 100
Wt. Of Cow at Calf Wng |
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| What is average cow efficiency? |
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| T/F Single lambs have advantage in EPI |
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| F: twinning or triplets do |
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total lbs. of lamb produced (adj. wts.) + (3 x fleece wt.) |
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| Which lines hold most weight in EPDs? |
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| Warner Bratzler Shear Force |
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| What does a positive number on WBSF mean? |
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| What is the larval form of the heel fly? |
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| What time of year do lice bother cattle? |
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year round.
warm season they are near end
cool season they are close to skin |
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- Staple length
- fiber diameter
- clean wool yield (color, contaminates, yolk)
- density
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| Process of preparing wool |
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| Grease wool --> scouring --> worst |
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fine wool
half blood
3/8
low 1/4
1/4
common
braid |
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| wool that has hair mixed in |
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| What is the record for sheering |
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| What is the foot bath made of |
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| What worm do we prevent against? |
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| Barber pole worm (blood sucker) |
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| What breed of sheep had white mane |
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| What do EBV and EPD stand for |
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Estimated Breeding Balue
Estimated Prodgeny Difference |
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| Measures Scrapies (Mad cow for sheep) |
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Mad cow for sheep
- effects brain and central nervous system |
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| What percentage Simmental do you have to be to be purebred |
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| Maternal weaning wt calculation |
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- preweaning growth potential of calf
- milking ability of cow |
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| 4 classes of culled dairy cow |
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- breakers
- boners
- leans
-lights |
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- Age
- Diet
- Breed
- Implant
- DoF (days on feed)
- weight
- gender |
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- post weaning gain
- how well heifer performs on own |
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| Tenderness, juiciness, flavor |
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| T/F Utility is better than commercial in old beef |
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| Awkward select/choice square is what type of cow? |
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| What muscle is the filet minon? |
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| What form of Vitamin E is given to cows? |
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a-tocopherol acetate
- give last 100 days on feed |
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| What are the wholesale cuts of beef |
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round
loin
flank
kidney knob
rib
plate
brisket
shank
chuck |
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| What is the most valuble beef byproduct |
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ringworm
pinkeye
salmonella
ecoli
soremouth
chlamydea
CL --> bacterial infection on neck |
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| How do you determine lamb quality grade |
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1) add flank streaking and firmness
2) compare to table
3) add that # to carcass comp
4) divide by 2 |
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| What diseases are associated with Angus |
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DD --> extra limb
NH --> waterhead
CA --> fawn calf syndrome
AM --> |
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| Genetic defects in herefords |
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| Top 3 cash receipts in VA |
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| When did the cattle inventory peak |
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| What state has most cattle on feed |
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| What state has the most beef cows |
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| What info do you need in calculating adjusted weaning wt of a purebred lamb |
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Age of lamb
gender of lamb
WW of lamb
Type of birth
type of rearing
60,90,120 adjustment
age of dam |
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How many frame size grades are there?
How many muscle thickness gradesa re there? |
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| A vaccine is what type of drug? |
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| 4 beef QG that are "old beef" |
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| Utility, canner, commercial, cutter |
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| Breeds of sheep in Polypay breed |
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| Finnsheep, dorset, targhee, rambouillet |
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| What are advantages of Bos indicus/Euro Breeds? |
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Sheep weaning weights are taken when:
- commercially
- seedstock
- accelerated |
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| What is the $$$ fleece diameter |
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| What does Bovi-Shield Gold prevent against |
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| concave muscle next to hooks |
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| What 2 concerns do we have when we bring animals and people together |
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- young age
- too much nutrient intake (fetus is large)
- sire selection |
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| 3 characteristics to grade feeder cattle |
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frame score
thriftiness
muscle thickness |
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| What USDA grade do double muscled feeder cattle get? |
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| Inferior --> marbling cant deposit correctly |
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| Average live wt of slaughter cattle |
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Average dressing percent for beef Prime?
Choice?
select? |
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| Average sheep live weight |
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