CRSS 4260 Exam Questions and Answers (GRADED A)

What are preserved forages? - ANSWER-hay haylage silage What's the difference between pasture based land and grazing based land? - ANSWER- The number of pasture based dairy cows has... - ANSWER-increased How does livestock industries in GA feed their animals? - ANSWER-Beef (cow/calf) grassfed finishing Dairy (confinement) grazing based Cash hay bermudagrass alfalfa Horses primarily pleasure Sheep and Goats (minor/not a lot in GA) Cash hay in GA is primarily what and why? - ANSWER-Primarily bermudagrass because there is to much humidity in GA to grow a lot of hay Shortgrass consist of a lot of... - ANSWER-shrubs not herbaceous but not at the level of trees Historical grasslands in the US-Where is the forested with some savannas region, tallgrass region, shortgrass region and the shortgrass and shrub region? - ANSWER-Look at slide 12 section 1 If you had a short grass prairie in Western Nebraska how many acres per cow calf pair would you need? - ANSWER-30 acres If you had a tall grass prairie in Eastern Kansas how many acres per cow/calf pair would you need? - ANSWER-13 acres Is tall or short grass prairies more productive? - ANSWER-tall grass prairies Another name for the transition zone - ANSWER-tall fescue belt Why is the transition zone called that - ANSWER-because you can grow both cold and warm season