Cattle
What is a young female cow that has not yet had a calf.
What is a Heifer
British Breed
Polled, Black in Color
Originally from Scotland
First in US in 1873 in
Kansas
High % Marbling
Good Mothering Ability
What is Angus
A young male pig that has been castrated. Barrows are usually castrated when they are two weeks old
What is a barrow
What is most common trait about 'shire' pigs?
Pointed Ears
a small “V” shaped cut
What is a notch?
What is the scientific name for cattle
What is Bovine
1849 in the US in S.C.
Hardy, heat tolerant adaptable, disease resistant
Traditionally Gray or Red in Color, Hump, Loose Skin, Big Ears, Horned, and Round Hip
What is Brahman
A mature pig, usually weighing more than 120 pounds. In the US, the term "hog" is often used to refer to pigs that are raised to be eaten.
What is a hog
A mature female pig that has reproduced
What is a Sow
a tool that makes a “V” shaped notch by cutting an ear, used for identifying animals
What is an ear notcher
lacking horns, either naturally or because they have been removed
What is polled
English/British Breed
To US in 1817 in KY.
Red in color with white face, white underline, switch, and may have a white feather.
Horned or Polled
Good carcass with good maternal characteristic
What is Herford
The process of separating piglets from their mother so they can transition to solid food.
What is farrowing
White colour with black pigments known as freckles. It’s not considered as a defect.
Broad snout.
Yorkshire sows have good mothering ability
Pointed ears
What is a Yorkshire?
What are the three ways to identifying cattle?
What is a hot brand, freeze brand, and ear tag?
American Breed
3/8 Brahman
5/8 Hereford
Early Puberty, fertility, calving ease, optimal milk production, maternal
What is Braford
Dairy Breed
To US in 1852 in Mass.
Black and white in color
Large frame size
High volume of milk production
What is Holstein
Good width and broad back, ham and shoulders are well fleshed.
Short upturned nose, pointed ears.
Medium sized breed.
Good quality meat
Black in colour with six white points that is on feet, nose and tail.
What is Berkshire
Head and tail are black. (oreo)
Short legs
Pointed ears.
Meat type midway between bacon and lard type.
What is a Hampshire
What do the ears mean when notching pigs
Left ear- represents the INDIVIDUAL number, or it’s # in that LITTER, like the pigs first name.
Right Ear- represents the LITTER number on the RANCH, think of it as the pigs last name.
From Switzerland
Dairy Breed
To US in 1869 in Mass.
Declared a Breed in the
U.S. in 1906
Darker in color and may have a dorsal stripe
What is Brown Swiss
European Breed
To US in 1887 to Illinois
From Switzerland
Good Milking breed that has good muscling
Red and white spotting and typically have a blaze face
What is Simmental
Longer snout, drooping ears.
Medium sized breed .
White in colour with black skin spot freckles.
Longer body, skin without wrinkles.
Excellent bacon breed and good prolific.
What is Landrace?
The process of breastfeeding piglets
Lactating
What are the number in the little number ear?
What is 1, 3, 9, 27, and 81