ANSC 4405 Exam 1 Questions And Answers | 2024 Updated Study Solutions

US annual average dressed weights increased from 700 lb to approximately 880 lb more recently. - ANSSelect the most appropriate comment regarding the US beef cattle dressed weights. Clearly within a new cattle cycle, current US cattle inventory is approximately 94.5 million heads. - ANSSelect the most appropriate statement about the US cattle inventory. Calf-fed system - ANSSystem in which animals will enter the feedlot phase right after weaning. Such system will induce the largest amount of DOF compared to the other systems. short-yearling system - ANSSystem in which animals will enter the feedlot phase after a growing phase (usually grazing) from fall until early spring. Such system will allow animals to endure less DOF compared to the calf-fed system. long-yearling system - ANSSystem in which animals will enter the feedlot phase after a growing phase (usually grazing) from fall until late summer. Such system will allow animals to endure less DOF compared to the short-yearling system. Oklahoma Texas Kansas Colorado New Mexico - ANSsummer grazing Oklahoma Texas Kansas - ANSwinter wheat grazing Nebraska Kansas - ANSFall crop aftermath grazing (corn stalks) During the fall, the spring-born calves (majority of calves in US) will be weaned, which increases the availability of animals in the market. Thus, prices decrease in such period. - ANSWhich option below best represents the seasonality of calf prices in US? The purchase price will be the largest portion of the budget, although such cost is not involved in the calculation of "cost of gain". Rather, it is involved in the calculation or "value of gain". - ANSIn a stocker cattle budget, which of the following represents the largest portion of the overall input costs?