COW-CALF FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Average herd in US contains... - ANS ✔✔less than 50 or 1-49 head
BQA - ANS ✔✔- proper handling
- administration of health care products
- record keeping
- feeding to improve value
commercial - ANS ✔✔feed low quality feed for high quality beef; use lowest quality feeds
stocker - ANS ✔✔feed high quality feed to gain most weight; buy/sell margin (buy for less weight than
you sell)
feeding - ANS ✔✔feed high quality feed to produce high quality product; feed prices affect profitability
free martin - ANS ✔✔female bull born twin to a male; not fertile; has some y chromosomes
generation interval - ANS ✔✔turnover time of genes
match genetics to resources via - ANS ✔✔-feed efficiency
-rate of gain
puberty - ANS ✔✔time when ovulation begins for a young heifer
factors that impact when puberty occurs - ANS ✔✔-genetics
-body size
-nutrition
product used for synchronization - ANS ✔✔-PGF2alpha; regress CL
-P4; mimic CL
-GnRH; induce ovulation
cotyledon - ANS ✔✔fetal side of the placenta
pregnancy duration in cattle - ANS ✔✔283 days
methods of identifying cattle - ANS ✔✔- tags; temporary
- tattoos; permanent
- branding; permanent
.hardware disease - ANS ✔✔when cows eat metal pieces. can rupture stomach
bloat - ANS ✔✔animal is essentially suffocating because of pressure in rumen
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Average herd in US contains... - ANS ✔✔less than 50 or 1-49 head
BQA - ANS ✔✔- proper handling
- administration of health care products
- record keeping
- feeding to improve value
commercial - ANS ✔✔feed low quality feed for high quality beef; use lowest quality feeds
stocker - ANS ✔✔feed high quality feed to gain most weight; buy/sell margin (buy for less weight than
you sell)
feeding - ANS ✔✔feed high quality feed to produce high quality product; feed prices affect profitability
free martin - ANS ✔✔female bull born twin to a male; not fertile; has some y chromosomes
generation interval - ANS ✔✔turnover time of genes
match genetics to resources via - ANS ✔✔-feed efficiency
-rate of gain
puberty - ANS ✔✔time when ovulation begins for a young heifer
factors that impact when puberty occurs - ANS ✔✔-genetics
-body size
-nutrition
product used for synchronization - ANS ✔✔-PGF2alpha; regress CL
-P4; mimic CL
-GnRH; induce ovulation
cotyledon - ANS ✔✔fetal side of the placenta
pregnancy duration in cattle - ANS ✔✔283 days
methods of identifying cattle - ANS ✔✔- tags; temporary
- tattoos; permanent
- branding; permanent
.hardware disease - ANS ✔✔when cows eat metal pieces. can rupture stomach
bloat - ANS ✔✔animal is essentially suffocating because of pressure in rumen