practical

bull

intact make cattle

steer

castrated male cattle

cow

female that has had a baby

heifer

female that has not had a baby

calf

baby cattle

angus

black, polled, common meat cattle breed, bad heat tolerance and growth

hereford

dewlap, good temperament, early maturing, low milk production and eye cancer

short horn

northeastern england, dual purpose, meat and milk, meat quality, moderate growth rate

red angus

red, polled, early maturing, not a cab premium

simmental

dual purpose, calving ease, bad carcass equality

charolais

white to cream, rapid growth, dystocia

chianina

italy, draft to beef, hardiness, calving issues, bad temperament

limousine

french, golden red or black, muscling, feed efficiency, calving ease, bad meat quality, bad temperament

seed stock

high quality ai product, first in the sector

commercial cow calf

selling weaned calf, 6-8 months, second sector

stocker/backgrounder

capitalizing off of cheap gain, buys weaned calf’s and allows the, to graze to get them from 500 to 1,000 pounds

feedlot

enters at 1,000 pounds, grain fed to finishing weight 1,400

processor

slaughter

birth weight of cattle

40-100lb

mature weight of cattle

800-2000lb

lifespan of cattle

15-20years

gestation of cattle

9 months

temperature of cattle

98-102

heart rate of cattle

48-84

respiratory of cattle

26-50

what percent of animal and animal cash recipients to beef cattle make up

49%

wwhat percent do cattle make up for animal cash receipts in georgia

8

what percent do beef cattle make up for all commodities

26

what place does the us come for cattle

4th

what percent of the united states makes up cattle

19

what place does georgia come in ag commodities for beef cattle

2nd

what percent is georgia commercial cow calf producers.

70

what percent of georgia purebred cow calf producers

20

what percent is stocker backgrounders

10

what percent is production of cattle

9.2

holstein

black and white, high milk production, 90 percent of dairy cows

jersey

light to dark brown, high quality milk with increased components, heat tolerant

brown swiss

mousy appearance, silver to dark brown, draft diary cow, oldest breed

guernsey

island of guernsey , milk is golden due to beta carotene

ayrshire

rusty reddish brown, known to be grazers, mid range for fat and protein

milking shorthorn

red or roan, dual purpose, developed from grazing

what place does georgia come for dairy industry

third

what place does dairy come globally

third behind india and european union

what is components

protein and fat

colostrum

first milk that comes out, antibodies and nutrients

parturition calving

animal starts to produce milk

early lactation

14-100 days , highest milk production, loosing weight

mid lactation

100-200 says, peak milk production, dmi decreases

late lactation

200-305 days gaining weight, still producing milk, dmi decrease

dry period

45-60 days, not being milked

dmi

dry matter intake, drives milk production

stallion

intact horse

gelding

castrated horse

mare

female horse

filly

female young horse

colt

male young horse

temperature of a horse

99-101.5

respiratory of a horse

10-24

heart rate of a horse

28-44

ewe

female sheep

ram

intact male

lamb

baby

wether

castrated male

mutton

meat for lamb

what gestation for sheep

5 months

birth weight of sleep

7-15

mature weight of sheep

125-350

life span of sheep

6-12

hampshire

medium wool breed, feed efficiency seasonal breeders

suffolk

medium wool, wool free head

what weight are rams

275

what weight are ewes

200

dorset

medium wool, horned or polled , a seasonal (any season)

what type of breeders are sheep

polyestrious, short day

southdown

economic breed, grass to red meat, carcass breed moderate size, docile, sussex england

what are main challenges for sheep production

barber pole parasites, lives in the abdomen, damages cell and disturbs, gi tract and nutrients,

wool sheep breeds

merino, rambouillet

meat sheep breed

hampshire, suffolk, dorset

milk sheep breed

east friedman, lacaune

what is ruminant

herbivorous, even toed hoofed mammal

parts of a ruminant stomach

rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum

rumen

breaks down food

reticulum

process food, honey comb lining

omasum

absorbs water and minerals

abomasum

acids and enzymes for proteins and digestion

seasonal polyestrious breeders sheep

only comes into heat a specific time of year

what percent does sheep’s give revenue

less than one percent

why are sheep production decreasing

less government funding, public lands, lower demand

how many pounds of fine wool

15 pounds

how many pounds of fleece wool

6-8

thermoneutral

don’t have to cool down

what is sheep’s temp with wool

50

what is sheep’s temp without wool

70

what is sheep’s herding instinct

high gregarious

what is polled sheep

naturally hornless

how to do famacha

cover push pull pop

sow

pig given birth

gilt

pig that hasn’t given birth

barrow

castrated male pig

boar

intact male pig