Ter-moo-nology
Industry Segments
Handling
Digestion
Beef, It's What's for Dinner
Moo-stery
100

What is the term for immature female cattle?

Heifer

100
Which industry segment are calves born on?

Cow-Calf

100

Where is a beef animal's blind spot?

Directly behind them

100
What kind of digestive system do cattle have?

Ruminant 

100

What is this retail cut? 

Ribeye Steak, Lip on 

100

What is the term for castrated cattle?

Steer

200

What is the term for mature male cattle?

Bull

200

Which industry segment focuses on average daily gain and feeds cattle a mix of grain and forage?

Feedlots

200

What is a flight zone?

The animal's personal space

200

Which chamber of the stomach acts like a strainer removing foreign objects?

Reticulum

200

What is this retail cut? 

T-Bone Steak

200

Explain the "variety" primal.

This primal is all made of organ meats or other non-traditional cuts of meat

300

What is the term for mature female cattle?

Cow

300

Which segment assigns carcass and yield grades to beef cuts?

Packing and Processing

300

Where is the point of balance located?

An animal's shoulders

300

What chamber of the stomach does fermentation happen in?

Rumen

300

Which primal cut does this meat come from? 

Various

300

Which chamber of the stomach is like a sponge, absorbing water? 

Omasum

400

What is one of the scientific names for cattle?

Bos taurus or Bos indicus

400

In which segments are cattle on pasture? (there are 2)

Cow-Calf and Stocker/Backgrounder
400

Who is Temple Grandin

An animal scientist who redesigned all of our handling facilities

400

Which chamber of the ruminant system is known as the "true stomach"

Abomasum

400

Which primal cut does this meat come from? 

Rib

400
What is the scientific name for the type of cattle that Brahmans are?

Bos indicus

500

At what point does a heifer become a cow?

When she has a baby

500

List all 5 segments of the beef industry in order. 

Cow-Calf, Stocker, Feedlot, Packing/Processing, Retail/Consumer

500

Name 3 of Dr. Grandin's modifications/handling principles.

Solid walls, single colored walls, curved chutes, grooved ramps, good lighting to prevent shadows


500

What are the 4 chambers of the ruminant digestive system?

Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum

500

Name ALL 7 beef primals

Chuck, Brisket, Rib, Plate, Loin, Flank, Round
500

What is hardware disease and which chamber of the stomach can it happen in?

When an animal eats too many foreign objects and injures itself internally, happens in the reticulum