Visual Evaluation Basics
This term means the ideal or standard of perfection for a specific purpose.
what is type?
In sheep, this can camouflage fat, making hands-on evaluation necessary.
what is wool?
In the 1940s, consumers preferred this type of animal.
What is a fat type animal?
what is a cow calf operation?
a sexually mature female horse who has foaled or any female equine 4 years of age or older
what is a mare?
This word describes the form and shape of an animal
what is conformation?
Thick fat cover leads to this type of carcass grade.
what is poor yield grade?
By the late 1980s to early 1990s, consumers wanted retail cuts with this much fat.
What is very little fat?
an intact, sexually mature male goat
what is a billy?
hen that has completed her laying cycle and is ready for market as a stewing hen
what is a spent hen?
These are the three major components of a carcass.
What are fat, lean, and bone?
The main goal of carcass evaluation is high amounts of this with minimal bone and fat.
What is lean (red meat)?
This shift in cooking oil use moved consumers away from lard.
What is the switch to vegetable oil?
a management unit that maintains a breeding herd where piglets are born then fed to harvest weigh on the same farm
what is farrow to finish?
mature male turkey
what is a tom?
Beef and swine carcasses are split in half, but this species’ carcass is left whole.
what is lamb?
Instead of yield grade, hogs are evaluated using this measurement.
What is percent lean cuts?
These areas are common sites of fat accumulation: flank, brisket, dewlap, throat/jowl, over loin, and this spot between the back legs.
What are the rear legs?
set of 8 very sharp teeth that are clipped around 1-3 days of age to prevent injury to other piglets and to the sow
what are needle teeth?
a young, immature male horse or donkey
what is a colt?
Judging teams are important in livestock evaluation because they sharpen this skill.
What is observational power?
A hog with over 60% lean cuts is classified as this USDA grade number.
What is No. 1?
A livestock manager must understand these two things to keep up with the changing market.
What are animal differences and consumer demands?
an intact, sexually mature male donkey
what is a jack or jacksass?
a castrated male sheep or goat
what is a wether?