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stocker calf - correct answer ✔a post-weaned calf that is destined for feedlot, but is currently being fed
a low enger diet in wait to enter the feedlot
beef preconditioning - correct answer ✔prescribed practices to preapare a calf to enter the feedlot
without need for further processing
beef feedlot diet - correct answer ✔concentrate/ high energy
Which breed is more paternal in its use in crossbreeding systems; Angus, hereford, or limousin? - correct
answer ✔Which breed is more "maternal in its use in crossbreeding systems; angus, hereford, or
limousin?
Traditional shorthorn beef color/color pattern and country of origin - correct answer ✔red, roan and
white; England
Almost all Chianina in the US are now moderate in size, heavy in muscle expression and black in color.
But this is not their true appearance historically. Originally, as they came to the US, how should one
describe this breed? - correct answer ✔size: very large/tall/big
color: white with black points
country of origin: Italy
Origin of Simmental cattle - correct answer ✔Switzerland
Origin of Charolais cattle - correct answer ✔France
, Beef cattle birth weight (lbs) - correct answer ✔70-90
Beef cattle standard weaning age (days) - correct answer ✔205
Beef cattle weaning weight (lbs) - correct answer ✔500
Beef cattle average daily gain (lbs/day) - correct answer ✔3
Beef cattle finished market weight (lbs) - correct answer ✔1300 to 1400
Beef cattle dressing % (% carcass wt to live wt) - correct answer ✔63
Beef cattle gestation length (months) - correct answer ✔9
Beef cattle estrous cycle (days) - correct answer ✔21
Diet of a brood beef cow in lactation - correct answer ✔pasture forage/ grass
Diet of a beef steer in the feedlot - correct answer ✔grain/corn/silage or other high energy feed
Diet of a brood beef cow in mid gestation - correct answer ✔corn stover
Diet of a young beef calf in May - correct answer ✔milk
Practice that is to control the time of parturition by controlling when the cows are fed. This method of
daytime calving management is called the __________ method of managing calving. To implement this