Ag 01-17-13

Name 3 large beef breeds common to your area.

Charolais, Ankina, Marchigiana

Name 2 large dual purpose beef breeds common to your area.

Maine Anjou and Gelbvieh

How does breed of cattle affect market acceptance?

crossbreed types

what is a cow?

female bovine that has reproduced

what is heifer?

female bovine tha thas not reproduced

Name 4 smaller breed of cattle common to your area.

Angus-polled black, Galloway-polled from Scottland, Hereford-from Herefordshire England, Devon-polled from England

3 purposes of cattle production.

Beef/meat, milk production, draft

Name 2 relatively new Zebu-cross beef breeds.

Beefmaster and Brangus

What is the main advantage of Bos indicus crossbred cattle over straight bred Bos taurus cattle in the southern US?

Bos indicus are not very adapted to very cold conditions

Scientific name

Bovine

Name 2 smaller dual purpose beef breeds.

Norwegian Red and Red poll

How is sexual maturity related to mature size in cattle?

as mature size increases so does age at puberty

what is horned?

bred to have horns

what is polled?

bred to not have horns

what is bull?

intact male that has reached sexual maturity

what is steer?

male bovine that has been castrated before sexual maturity

What is the main reason for increasing milk production in a beef cow herd?

to increase weaning weights of calves

How is muscle expression related to reproductive efficiency in cattle?

very heavily muscled females tend to be low in fertility and may cause a defect in the calf