Animal Cells
Animal Identification
Cattle Operations
Livestock Nutrition
Livestock Terminology
100

Primary site for protein synthesis 

Ribosom


100
In ear notching, the pig's right ear signifies what?

Litter number 

100

Produces genetically superior females and herd bulls

Purebred Operation


100

This is the tool used to calculate the nutritional needs of livestock. 

Pearson Square 

100

A mature male swine. 

Boar

200

Take proteins and lipids from the ER and transports them to other organelles.

Golgi Apparatus

200

These are tags that are used by the individual producer for their particular operation

Cattle Producer Tag

200

Operation that grazes cattle on forages until they are ready to go to the feedlot

Backgrounders


200

Can the target protein amount of a Pearson Square be outside the protein amount of the two foodstuffs?

No

200

Castrated male sheep

Wether

300

Semi-Permeable layer that controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell

Cell Membrane


300

This is the method that we use to identify swine

Ear Notching

300

Operations that producers steers and heifers to sell to backgrounders 

Cow/Calf Operation

300

When setting up a Pearson Square, what goes in the upper, left-hand corner?

Foodstuff 1
300

Mature female sheep

Ewe

400

Contains the cell's DNA and controls functions such as growth, metabolism and reproduction. 

Nucleus

400

In ear notching, the pig's left ear signifies what?

Individual number. 
400

Operation that purchases or custom feeds calves from either cow/calf operations or backgrounders

Feedlot

400

When setting up a Pearson Square, what goes in the lower, left-hand corner? 

Foodstuff 2

400

Immature female beef cattle. 

Heifer

500

Responsible for creating energy for the cell

Mitochondria

500

This is the country code and signifies compliance with Country of Origin Laws 

840

500

What is the last step in the beef lifecycle?

Consumed or Consumption

500

What goes in the center of a Pearson Square?

Target protein percentage. 

500

Castrated male horse. 

Gelding. 

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