Cattle
Breed of cattle that has long distinctive horns. Includes many colors including speckled and spotted.
What is the Texas Longhorn
The definition for a castrated male
What is a Barrow
What is a kid
A male that is sexually mature
What is a Ram
Ear notches identify a pigs _____________ number & ____________ number.
What is Litter & Individual
What breed of cattle is from India. Can be light gray or red to almost black. Known for its heat tolerance and adaptability.
What is the Brahman.
The definition for a mature female that has produced young.
What is a Sow
Meat from goats
What is Chevon
Herd or group of sheep
Litter number is notched on the _________ ear. Pig number is notched on the ________ ear.
What is Litter number is notched on the right and indivdiual number is notched on the left.
What cattle breed originated from Scotland. Is black and polled. Is a maternal breed, but also known for excellent growth and carcass traits.
What is the Angus
Pig breed that was developed in the U.S, is black with a white belt and erect ears. Well-muscled, rapid growers, excellent mothers, and good carcass quality
What is the Hampshire
Goat breed that produces mohair. Over 90% of this breed primarily resides in Texas in the Edward's Plateau.
What is the Angora.
Lamb Breed that was developed in Texas. Cross of Barbados Blackbelly and Rambouillet. Tan/tan with a pale or black belly. Primarily used as trophy game due to its large curled horns.
What is a Barbado
A type of branding that is a more commonly associated with cowboys and is modern compared to the applications used in the days of cattle drives.
What is electric branding
What cattle breed is from England. Comes in red, white, or roan. Can be horned or polled. A maternal breed that is very popular in the show ring and club calf industry.
What is the Shorthorn
Pig breed that is reddish brown in color, dropping ears, quick muscle growth and aggressive.
What is the Duroc.
What goat breed is medium sized with prominent horns and broad, drooping ears. Has a brown head and neck with a white body. Valued for meat production. (Popular for showing)
What is the South African Boer.
Lamb breed that is from England. Has rapid growth and muscularity. Dark brown to black face and legs with a wool cap on head.
What is a Hampshire
For branding cattle, especially calves. We may need to place them on a __________ __________ to be restrained.
What is a branding table.
What cattle breed is a crossbreed consisting of 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Shorthorn. Bred for heat tolerance of Brahman and maternal traits of Shorthorn. Developed at King Ranch in Texas.
What is the Santa Gertrudis.
Pig breed that is white with erect ears. Is known as the "mother breed" that produces large litters, excellent milking, and mothering abilities. Muscular with high proportion of lean meat.
What is the Yorkshire.
Which goat breed is large in size with erect ears. White or light cream in color. Known for being the heaviest milking breed.
What is the Saanen
Lamb breed that is one of the oldest sheep breeds. Medium to small sized with light brown face and legs. Produce meaty, light weight carcasses. Low maintenance breed.
What is a Southdown
Name all 3 of the different methods of branding
What is Hot Iron, Freeze, and Electric