Cattle Terms
Dairy Production
Breeds
Cattle Production Cycle
Random
200
Young cow
Calf
200
Average dairy cow produces how many gallons of milk a day?
7
200
What is this beef breed?
Texas Longhorn
200
Term for birth of cattle
Calving
200
Solid food made from milk curds
Cheese
400
Mature male used for breeding
Bull
400
What are most male dairy cattle used for?
Meat
400
What is this breed?
Hereford
400
Gestation period of cows
9 months
400
Most common dairy product from cattle
Fluid milk!
600
Female that has had babies
Cow
600
How old is a dairy cow when she is first bred?
15 months
600
What is this beef breed?
Angus
600
What does it mean when a bull services a cow?
Breeds her
600
Leather is made out of what part of a cow?
Skin
800
Castrated male
Steer
800
Calves don't stay with mom long after birth.
How long are they bottle fed?
6-8 weeks
800
What is this dairy breed?
Holstein
800
What is dystocia?
Calving difficulty
800
A dairy byproduct left over after churning butter
Buttermilk
1000
Young female - has NOT had babies
Heifer
1000
What is parturition?
Giving birth to cause milk production
1000
What dairy breed is this?
Jersey
1000
Explain the Konefal Method
Feed cows at night so they calve during the day
1000
What does culling mean?
Separate animals based on characteristics