Terminology
This person plays the futures markets to minimize risk
Hedger
Cattle owned by someone other than the feedlot
Custom cattle (customer cattle)
Type of diet in feedlots
Energy dense, readily digestible
the ribeye comes from this whole sale cut
the rib
Implants go in the
Ear
CAFO stands for what
Confined Animal Feeding Operation
Selling cattle for slaughter on this basis overvalues low quality cattle
live basis
cattle coming into the feedlot start on
long stem hay
This grading is based on marbling
quality grade
This is fed throughout the feeding trial to alter microbial population and improve feed efficiency
ionophore
This animal goes straight from weaning to the feedlot
Calf-fed
efficient growth and weight gain for cattle
Amount of roughage in the final feedlot diet
5-10 % DM
ideal backfat for a yield grade 3
Four things implants increase
muscle accretion, market weight, adg and improve feed efficiency
Person who attends livestock auctions for producers
Order Buyer
Why is castration beneficial prior to the feedlot?
Bullers and respiratory disease
A storm ration may contain more of what
roughage
Roughly how many wholesale cuts do we get from a carcass
8
hormones found in implants
androgenic and estrogenic
difference between morbidity and mortality
illness vs. death
Coloring of cattle to qualify Certified Angus Beef
Black hided beyond shoulder
describe a step-up ration system
multiple rations decreasing roughage or blending
the two types of muscle
suspension and locomotion
Describe what a beta-agonist does