TTU ANSC 1401 Test 1 And 2 Pre
Questions with Detailed Answers 2026-
2027 Updated.
beef - Answer the meat from cattle other than veal and calves
veal - Answer the meat from veal calves
calf - Answer the meat from calves
bull - Answer a sexually mature, unmastered, bovine male
cow - Answer a sexually mature, bovine female
first calf - Answer a term commonly used to indicate the first calf born to bovine females
(most are at risk)
freemartin - Answer a sterile heifer born twin to a bull calf (rare); about 90% will not conceive
heifer - Answer a young female bovine before the time that she has produced her first calf
heiferette - Answer female between 2 and 3 years of age that has calved once
steer - Answer a male bovine castrated before reaching puberty
feeder cattle - Answer bovine to be placed in a feedlot and fed a high concentrate diet
slaughter cattle - Answer bovine to ready for slaughter to obtain meat and by-products
(stockers become feeders and feeders become slaughter cattle)
herefords and shorthorns - Answer who were the primary breeds until angus cattle?
Angus - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-from Scotland
-good milkers and mothers
,-certified Angus Beef program
-carcass
-increasing numbers
Black Baldies - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-not registered as Black Angus
-facial color of Hereford is dominant
-black gene is dominant
-Hereford x Angus
-make excellent commercial female
-CAB program: 51% Angus genetics, black hair coat, no "ear, Average Choice
Red Angus - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-red colored gene is recessive
-red hair coat does increase their heat tolerance
-fastest growing breed; breeds true
-more efficient
-good marbling
Hereford - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-developed in Hereford Shire
-horned or polled (no dehorning needed)
-distinctive color pattern
-"red neck";"cattle that won the west"
-lack of dark pigmentation around their eyes making them prone to pinkeye and cancer eye
diseases
-low milk, rugged, fertile
-top 2 of British breeds
-fat stores are used to survive hard times such as droughts and sunburn
Shorthorn - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-developed in Scotland and Britain, England
-shorter-horned than other cattle of the time
-red, white (not most popular) or roan
-horned or polled
, -"white heifer disease"
-herdbook was opened to Milking Shorthorn cattle: to try to improve carcass composition and
milking ability
-era of fat cattle
-considered 4th popularity/important British breed
Galloway - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-from Northern Scotland, cold and damp
-black or dun, polled with white belted around their bellies
-shaggy coats
-very moderately sized breed
-minor British breed
Continental (European) breed - Answer -imported from the continent of Europe
-called "Exotics"
-selected for work, meat and milk
-tend to be larger framed, heavier muscled, faster growing, less marbling
-cows tend to be poor mothers and less fertile than British breeds
-low fat can beg detriment to survival
Charolais - Answer Continental (EUROPEAN) cattle breed:
-from France
-Amour de Amérique (to yellow)
-white, most are horned
-excellent growth rate, muscular carcasses
-poorly-attached udders, low milk production, (dystocia), low fertility
-terminal sire to cross on an Angus cow base creating a "smoky" calf
Simmental - Answer Continental (EUROPEAN) cattle breed:
-from Switzerland
-red with white marks, no particular pattern
-polled or horned
-large framed, muscular, more fertile, heaviest milking of Continental breeds
-may not have a calf each year
Questions with Detailed Answers 2026-
2027 Updated.
beef - Answer the meat from cattle other than veal and calves
veal - Answer the meat from veal calves
calf - Answer the meat from calves
bull - Answer a sexually mature, unmastered, bovine male
cow - Answer a sexually mature, bovine female
first calf - Answer a term commonly used to indicate the first calf born to bovine females
(most are at risk)
freemartin - Answer a sterile heifer born twin to a bull calf (rare); about 90% will not conceive
heifer - Answer a young female bovine before the time that she has produced her first calf
heiferette - Answer female between 2 and 3 years of age that has calved once
steer - Answer a male bovine castrated before reaching puberty
feeder cattle - Answer bovine to be placed in a feedlot and fed a high concentrate diet
slaughter cattle - Answer bovine to ready for slaughter to obtain meat and by-products
(stockers become feeders and feeders become slaughter cattle)
herefords and shorthorns - Answer who were the primary breeds until angus cattle?
Angus - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-from Scotland
-good milkers and mothers
,-certified Angus Beef program
-carcass
-increasing numbers
Black Baldies - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-not registered as Black Angus
-facial color of Hereford is dominant
-black gene is dominant
-Hereford x Angus
-make excellent commercial female
-CAB program: 51% Angus genetics, black hair coat, no "ear, Average Choice
Red Angus - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-red colored gene is recessive
-red hair coat does increase their heat tolerance
-fastest growing breed; breeds true
-more efficient
-good marbling
Hereford - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-developed in Hereford Shire
-horned or polled (no dehorning needed)
-distinctive color pattern
-"red neck";"cattle that won the west"
-lack of dark pigmentation around their eyes making them prone to pinkeye and cancer eye
diseases
-low milk, rugged, fertile
-top 2 of British breeds
-fat stores are used to survive hard times such as droughts and sunburn
Shorthorn - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-developed in Scotland and Britain, England
-shorter-horned than other cattle of the time
-red, white (not most popular) or roan
-horned or polled
, -"white heifer disease"
-herdbook was opened to Milking Shorthorn cattle: to try to improve carcass composition and
milking ability
-era of fat cattle
-considered 4th popularity/important British breed
Galloway - Answer BRITISH cattle breed:
-from Northern Scotland, cold and damp
-black or dun, polled with white belted around their bellies
-shaggy coats
-very moderately sized breed
-minor British breed
Continental (European) breed - Answer -imported from the continent of Europe
-called "Exotics"
-selected for work, meat and milk
-tend to be larger framed, heavier muscled, faster growing, less marbling
-cows tend to be poor mothers and less fertile than British breeds
-low fat can beg detriment to survival
Charolais - Answer Continental (EUROPEAN) cattle breed:
-from France
-Amour de Amérique (to yellow)
-white, most are horned
-excellent growth rate, muscular carcasses
-poorly-attached udders, low milk production, (dystocia), low fertility
-terminal sire to cross on an Angus cow base creating a "smoky" calf
Simmental - Answer Continental (EUROPEAN) cattle breed:
-from Switzerland
-red with white marks, no particular pattern
-polled or horned
-large framed, muscular, more fertile, heaviest milking of Continental breeds
-may not have a calf each year
