Beef - Stocker/Feedlot Industries UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what stage does the stocker/feedlot follow? - CORRECT ANSWER - cow-calf production
what is the stocker industry? - CORRECT ANSWER - period of growth that occurs
between weaning and feedlot entry
what is the feeding industry? - CORRECT ANSWER - cattle finished on high concentrate
diets before being sent to processor
what is the difference between preconditioning and backgrounding? - CORRECT
ANSWER - pretty much the same thing
when is the preconditioning/backrounding stage? - CORRECT ANSWER - 45-60 days
immediately after weaning
what happens to the calved during preconditioning/backgrounding? - CORRECT
ANSWER - processing - castration, dehorning, vaccination/deworming, bunk breaking
what is the environment like for calves during backrounding? - CORRECT ANSWER -
confined or small pastures
what is bunk breaking? - CORRECT ANSWER - calves learn to eat from pink or drink
from tank
which period has the greatest health risk in the stocker/feedlot industry? - CORRECT
ANSWER - preconditioning/backgrounding
, what disease is of highest concern in preconditioning/backgrounding? - CORRECT
ANSWER - respiratory disease - monitored for signs and treated promptly
how is value added to the calves during preconditioning/backgrounding? - CORRECT
ANSWER - weight gain (muscle not fat)
what does it mean that backgrounding "straightens them out"? - CORRECT ANSWER -
gets calves through the most volatile period and makes them healthier for the feed yard
what preconditioning programs add marketing to the calves? - CORRECT ANSWER -
OQBN
Vac-45
SelectVac
enrolled calves can be marketed through special sales which potentially adds value
is the stocker stage a fattening stage? - CORRECT ANSWER - no - PERIOD OF
GROWTH
goal is to add frame growth but not fatness
what is the diet for stocker cattle? - CORRECT ANSWER - forage based
what affects what system is used for stocker cattle? - CORRECT ANSWER - forage
availability
time of year when calves are weaned
type of cattle
what are the four purposes of the stocker industry? - CORRECT ANSWER - add
inexpensive growth to cattle (frame and muscle)
prepare calves for entering a feedlot (add weight and age)
provide steady supply of cattle to feedlots (even out seasonal peaks)
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what stage does the stocker/feedlot follow? - CORRECT ANSWER - cow-calf production
what is the stocker industry? - CORRECT ANSWER - period of growth that occurs
between weaning and feedlot entry
what is the feeding industry? - CORRECT ANSWER - cattle finished on high concentrate
diets before being sent to processor
what is the difference between preconditioning and backgrounding? - CORRECT
ANSWER - pretty much the same thing
when is the preconditioning/backrounding stage? - CORRECT ANSWER - 45-60 days
immediately after weaning
what happens to the calved during preconditioning/backgrounding? - CORRECT
ANSWER - processing - castration, dehorning, vaccination/deworming, bunk breaking
what is the environment like for calves during backrounding? - CORRECT ANSWER -
confined or small pastures
what is bunk breaking? - CORRECT ANSWER - calves learn to eat from pink or drink
from tank
which period has the greatest health risk in the stocker/feedlot industry? - CORRECT
ANSWER - preconditioning/backgrounding
, what disease is of highest concern in preconditioning/backgrounding? - CORRECT
ANSWER - respiratory disease - monitored for signs and treated promptly
how is value added to the calves during preconditioning/backgrounding? - CORRECT
ANSWER - weight gain (muscle not fat)
what does it mean that backgrounding "straightens them out"? - CORRECT ANSWER -
gets calves through the most volatile period and makes them healthier for the feed yard
what preconditioning programs add marketing to the calves? - CORRECT ANSWER -
OQBN
Vac-45
SelectVac
enrolled calves can be marketed through special sales which potentially adds value
is the stocker stage a fattening stage? - CORRECT ANSWER - no - PERIOD OF
GROWTH
goal is to add frame growth but not fatness
what is the diet for stocker cattle? - CORRECT ANSWER - forage based
what affects what system is used for stocker cattle? - CORRECT ANSWER - forage
availability
time of year when calves are weaned
type of cattle
what are the four purposes of the stocker industry? - CORRECT ANSWER - add
inexpensive growth to cattle (frame and muscle)
prepare calves for entering a feedlot (add weight and age)
provide steady supply of cattle to feedlots (even out seasonal peaks)
