Cow-Calf Certification Exam Questions and Answers
There is a stream that runs through one of your pastures that you do not want cattle
using as a water source. How might you keep cattle out of this area? - Answer-Fence
off the streama.
/.Having more and smaller pastures increases forage management flexibility. - Answer-
True
/.Cattle have a tendency to move from _____ areas to _____ areas. - Answer-dark,
lighter
/.A crowd pen can provide comfort to the animals as they are worked through an
alleyway and chute. Never fill the crow pen more than _____ full. - Answer-2/3
/.Providing adequate space on a trailer and utilizing trailer partitions benefits _____. -
Answer-trailer stability
/.If hauling during extremely _____ weather conditions, consider covering the slats of
the trailer and avoiding stops. - Answer-cold
/.The _____ of a pen should facilitate proper drainage such that water runs away from
the feed bunks and does not pool. - Answer-slope
/.You've recently purchased three newborn calves from your neighbor to foster onto
animals in your herd that have lost their calves. You notice the newly purchased calves
have scours, and begin to treat them immediately. Which record will you use to record
this treatment? - Answer-Animal health record
/.As a cattle producer, you are searching for an identification method to track birth-to-
finish data on your cattle. You work efficiently with computers and software
programming and prefer electronic data storage. Which identification method best suits
the needs of your cow/calf herd? - Answer-Radio frequency identification
(RFID)/Electronic identification devices (EID)
/.When administering an antibiotic, a vaccine, or parasite control to an animal, the
producer must consider _____ prior to harvesting the animal. - Answer-withdrawal
period
/.You see and advertisement for a group of commercial cows for sale from a local ranch.
You are interested in buying the group, but would like to assess their Body Condition
Score (BCS) in person. The Body Condition Score is a useful method to determine the
nutritional status of an animal by evaluating and estimating body _____ and _____. -
Answer-fat and muscling
There is a stream that runs through one of your pastures that you do not want cattle
using as a water source. How might you keep cattle out of this area? - Answer-Fence
off the streama.
/.Having more and smaller pastures increases forage management flexibility. - Answer-
True
/.Cattle have a tendency to move from _____ areas to _____ areas. - Answer-dark,
lighter
/.A crowd pen can provide comfort to the animals as they are worked through an
alleyway and chute. Never fill the crow pen more than _____ full. - Answer-2/3
/.Providing adequate space on a trailer and utilizing trailer partitions benefits _____. -
Answer-trailer stability
/.If hauling during extremely _____ weather conditions, consider covering the slats of
the trailer and avoiding stops. - Answer-cold
/.The _____ of a pen should facilitate proper drainage such that water runs away from
the feed bunks and does not pool. - Answer-slope
/.You've recently purchased three newborn calves from your neighbor to foster onto
animals in your herd that have lost their calves. You notice the newly purchased calves
have scours, and begin to treat them immediately. Which record will you use to record
this treatment? - Answer-Animal health record
/.As a cattle producer, you are searching for an identification method to track birth-to-
finish data on your cattle. You work efficiently with computers and software
programming and prefer electronic data storage. Which identification method best suits
the needs of your cow/calf herd? - Answer-Radio frequency identification
(RFID)/Electronic identification devices (EID)
/.When administering an antibiotic, a vaccine, or parasite control to an animal, the
producer must consider _____ prior to harvesting the animal. - Answer-withdrawal
period
/.You see and advertisement for a group of commercial cows for sale from a local ranch.
You are interested in buying the group, but would like to assess their Body Condition
Score (BCS) in person. The Body Condition Score is a useful method to determine the
nutritional status of an animal by evaluating and estimating body _____ and _____. -
Answer-fat and muscling
