Cattle
What are characteristics of Bos Taurus Cattle?
Short ears, no hump
How many breeds of sheep are in the world?
200
Only animals that require constant care and could not be wild again?
Sheep
What is the trailer called that shippers haul cattle to market in?
Potbelly
Name a major foodborne bacteria outbreak?
E. Coli
Beef carcasses divide into two grades. What are they?
quality grades and yield grades
When were sheep brought to America?
1493
What is the most common butcher packaging?
Paper
What did rail cars develop into to haul meat?
refrigerated cars
What skills were early humans dependent on for food?
hunting and gathering
When were cattle first domesticated?
Neolithic age
What is sheep hair called?
Wool
What two categories are by products divided into?
edible and inedible
Cattle must be unloaded into ___________ when they arrive at a slaughter plant.
holding pens
When the population increases, demand for food ____________?
Increases
Where did Bos Taurus cattle come from?
Europe
Ram
How are animals rendered unconscious before slaughter?
stunning
The metal contraption that holds cattle still for branding, injections, ear tagging?
What was the point of cattle drives in the early 1800s?
To get cattle to market.
Form of cattle identification method?
Ear Tags, Branding
Type of sheep identification method?
Ear Tagging, tattooing
Horse slaughter is legal in America? True/False
False
How were branding irons heated in the 1800s?
fire
The ink that USDA food inspectors use is made of?
Food Coloring