Domestication
Define livestock
Animals raised to produce milk, meat, work, and wool
Name the seven levels of taxonomy
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What is the term for a female cow that has not calved?
Heifer
What are the "big 5" characteristics you look for when judging market animals?
Muscle, finish, structure, balance, and growth capacity
Which operation raises bulls, cows, and heifers to be used in breeding herds?
Seed stock
Define domestication
Adapting animals for use by humans
Which level of taxonomy is the broadest?
Kingdom
What is the term for a porcine that has not been castrated?
Boar
Width between rear feet, fore-arm, width over the topline, width in the chest floor, hind quarter
Cow-calf
Which livestock species was considered to be one of the first animals domesticated for human use?
Goats
Which level of taxonomy is the most specific?
Species
What is the parturition term for horses?
Foaling
Name three places you look for finish on a market animal
Which operation do calves enter after they are weaned?
Stocker
Name three reasons livestock were domesticated
Food supply, transportation, work/power, clothing, enjoyment, recreation
Which two levels of classification make up an animal's scientific name?
Genus and Species
What is the term for a female chicken that has not laid eggs?
Pullet
Name three places you judge structure on a market animal
Pasterns, cannon, hocks, shoulder, knees, rump, top line,
Which operation do cattle move to when they are ready to be finished?
Feedlot
For transportation and work/power
What is the scientific name for cattle?
Bos taurus or Bos indicus
What is the term for a castrated avian?
Describe how you might evaluate balance in a market animal
Dividing the animal into thirds; evaluating the depth of the flank; evaluating the smoothness of the shoulder; evaluating the weight in the hind quarter and base width.
Which operation do cattle go to when they are ready to be harvested?