Beef Quizbowl General Trivia 1

What is the most popular beef product?

Ground beef

How quickly should a newborn calf stand?

30 min-1 hr

How can you tell the age of cattle?

Study their teeth

Which of the following is NOT a cool season forage

Bermuda

What year did the Meat Inspection Act pass?

1906

Way to identify a pregnant cow

Palpation/feeling

What does EPD stand for?

Expected Progeny Difference

What are the yield grades?

1,2,3,4,5

The unchilled carcass weight in pounds

Hot carcass weight

What are the fat soluble vitamins

A,D,E,K

What is the average respiratory rate of cattle?

30 bpm

Amount of carcass in relation to the animal's live weight

Dressing percent

What are the two types of vaccines?

Killed, modified live

What is the freezing temperature of beef?

28

The average moisture percent in hay to prevent molding or hot spots.

25%

What is another name for brucellosis?

Bangs

Intramuscular fat

Seam fat

What feed component makes an animal feel full?

Fiber

The ideal time to castrate a calf is within _____ of birth

36 hours

Where should subQ injections be placed?

Neck

What temperature should you store vaccines?

40-50

Which prime cut produces the most beef?

Chuck

Painless killing of an animal

Euthanasia

cause of young calf death due to scouring and dehydration

BVD

Which of the following is NOT a warm season forage?

Orchardgrass

What does TDN stand for?

Total digestible nutrients

How many cc's are in 1mL

1

What is the most desirable yield grade?

1

What is the industry average yield grade?

4

How many pairs of chromosomes do cattle have?

30

$1 per head of cattle for promotion and research

Beef checkoff

What width chute should be used for 1200 lb cattle?

26-28’’

What is the average KPH (kidney, pelvic, heart) % for a steer?

2.5%

What nutrient is only found in muscles, not plants

Creatine

The name for sex drive

Libido

BVD is also known as…

Shipping fever

Growth hormone that increases milk production

BST

What are the building blocks of protein?

Amino acids

A genetic descendant or offspring

Progeny

Ability of sperm to move

Sperm motility

Feed bunks should be at least _____ " per head

18-24

Period from one birth to the next

Birthing interval