Products
perfume,candles,glycerine
Who brought livestock over to the new world
Christopher columbus
What are the two organizations that possess most of the livestock shows and fairs
4H, FFA
How many yield grades are there for beef.
5
During which months are animals being slaughtered in excess?
The winter months
fat and bone
What were the first animals brought over.
horses, sheep, cattle
what is the highest and lowest ribbon you can earn
Purple, white
Which grades of lamb have the most fat.
3-5
What aspect of the animals goes up when they are constantly monitored.
Health
What does livestock provide other than meat
fiber for textiles
What are the two ancestors of modern day cattle
Bos Taurus, Bos indicus
when did shows and fairs begining to be popular
1900s
How are pork carcasses graded?
By the amount of back fat over the last rib.
What does CAFO mean?
Concentrated animal feeding operation
What is cortisone used to treat.
rheumatoid arthritis, adrenal insufficiency, and some allergies
What was the first livestock animal to be tamed by humans.
Sheep
what are shows commonly compared to
beauty pageants
What do you look for in goats when grading.
Wide muscular stature.
What is the number 1 state in beef production
Texas
Where does heparin come from and what is it used for.
It comes from the blood of an animal and is used to prevent blood clotting in surgeries
What decade did poultry shows begin to get popular
1850s
Pennsylvania
Live bird evaluation,meat product identification and grading, egg grading, and written test.
How many animals each year are slaughtered in the U.S
10 billion