Beef Cattle
Cattle were originally needed for _____________, which means for work animals
draft
Animals that produce milk
mammals
Swine were originally domesticated in _________
China
Hair of a sheep used for clothing production
Wool
Name one important breed of cattle
Answers may vary (Angus, Hereford, Charlaois, etc...)
Name two of the top five states in Beef cattle production
Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa, California
Veal
Meat from swine
Pork
Hair of goat used for certain types of clothing
mohair
Sows are kept in _______ during an after the birth of their piglets for the piglets protection
stalls
Cattle __________ provides fertilizer for crops
Manure
Class ____ milk is produced under very strict standards. Used for fluid milk consumption
A
Rendered pork fat
Lard
Meat from sheep
Mutton
Process that removes testes of male animals
Castration
Name the operation that utilizes mother cows giving birth to, and later selling the calf
Cow/calf operation
Class _____ milk is used for powdered milk replacement, butter, cheese, etc...
B
True or False: Swine are the most efficient meat producers among red meat animals
True
A group of sheep is called a __________
flock
Baby sheep is called a _______. Baby goat - _________
lamb, kid
Calves are bought at around 500 lbs, fed and sold at around 1250-1500 lbs at these locations:
Feedlots
Milk production is the ______ most important animal enterprise in the U.S.
2nd
Mother pig
Sow
True or false: Goat production is of huge importance to the ag industry in the U.S.
False
More than 90% of Dairy cattle are from this breed ________
Holstein