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BEEFMANAGEMENT
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The gestation length in beef cattle is ______. A. 5 months B. 9 1/2 months C. 283 days D. Both B and C
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Calves are weaned at what age?
A. 5 months B. 205 days C. 3 months D. 1 year
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What vaccine is used to prevent blackleg. A. Clostridium Chauvoei B. BVD C. Haemophilsis D. LeptospirosD
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A bottle of ______ should be available on all farms in case of a reaction to injections.
A. Bourbon B. Epinephrine C. Cydectin D. LA 200D
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Epinephrine is used as an antidote, for animals suffering from an allergic reaction to an injection.
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A cow suffering from dystocia is _____. A. Having a problem calving B. In respiratory distress C. In estrus D. doomedD
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How long is the estrus cycle in cattle? A. 25 - 28 days B. 1 year C. 9 1/2 months D. 18 - 21 days
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A good steer calf at weaning should weigh ______. A. 500 - 600 pounds B. 300 - 400 pounds C. 900 - 1000 pounds D. 100 - 200 poundsD
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Which will finish quicker heifers, steers, or bulls? A. Heifers B. Steers C. Bulls
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Ivomec is used to control ______. A. Worms B. Lice C. Warts D. Both A & B
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Ivomec is very unique in the fact that it controls both internal and exterior parasites.
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What does the term green mean?
Sickly Appearing Thin lacking maturity Too fat Cattle with grass scours
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Where do we measure frame size in cattle?
At the grow bone or over the hips At the top of the animal’s head From head to tail From the ground to the bottom of the
animal’s stomach
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A 12 month old heifer that is 50 inches tall is approximately what frame size?
1-2 3-4 5 6-7
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All of these things are done when preconditioning with the exception of __________.
Castrated Dehorned Vaccinated Pregnancy checked
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What is the average birth weight of a calf?
20-30 lbs 60-80 lbs 90-110 lbs 150-160 lbs
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How many udder sections does a cow have?
2 1 6 4
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At what age does the typical producer wean calves?
205 days 180 days 90 days 270 days
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What is the average gestation length of a cow?
250 days 365 days 283 days 180 days
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How long is estrus or the time the cow is actually in heat?
2-3 days 18-21 days 1 day 10 days
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How long is the estrus cycle for a cow?
2-3 days 10 days 30 days 18-21 days
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How long will the average cow be in lactation?
6-8 months 4-6 months 10-12 months 2-4 months
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A device that is placed on the head of a bull to mark the cows he has mounted is called a ___________.
Chin-ball marker Marking harness Paint stick Mounting marker
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A patch placed on the tailhead of a cow to identify when she has been mounted or bred is called a ____________.
Breeding patch Marking patch Kamar patch KCA patch
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What does a breech birth mean?
Calf comes out completely backwards, with just the tail coming out first
Calf comes out forward with one leg back
Calf comes out correct Calf comes out forward with both legs
back
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What is a calf’s normal body temperature?
101.5 degrees F 98.6 degrees F 104 degrees F 106 degrees F
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What is a calf’s normal respiration rate?
5-9 respirations/minute 75 beats/minute 10-30 respirations/minute 50 respirations/minute
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Relative to nutrition, what does the term flushing mean?
Feeding extra protein during breeding season to increase ovulation rate
Feeding extra energy prior to breeding season to increase ovulation rate
Removing eggs from a cow during breeding season
Feeding extra water during breeding season to flush out digestive system
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A fungal infection that leaves dry round lesions on the skin is called _________.
Foot rot Round Fungi Ring worm Black-leg
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Which of these is not a permanent form of identifying cattle?
Tattoo Ear Tags Microchip Branding
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What is a disease caused by consuming metal products that causes an animal to lose weight and become unthrifty?
Hardware disease Metal Toxemia Anorexia Tetanus
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What does IBR stand for?
International Beef Regulations Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis Illegally Bought Red Polls Infectious Bull Ringworm
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All of these are examples of energy feeds except __________.
Soybean Meal Corn Oats Milo
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A disease that is caused by a bacterial infection that results in paratuberculosis, diahrrhea, and wasting is called _________.
Black-leg Brucellosis Johne’s disease Mad cow disease
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A bacterial infection that breaks down the foot and hoof in cattle is called _________.
Bumble foot Foot scald Black-leg Foot rot
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A situation where the feet overgrow and the calf becomes lame due to overeating is called _________.
Black-leg Acidosis Founder Johne’s Disease
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Which of these is a clostridial disease that causes death?
Johne’s disease Brucellosis Pneumonia Black-leg
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What is another term for an infection of the eye?
Red eye Conjunctivitis Clostridial infection Goopy eye
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A more common term for “blue-bag” is _________.
Mastitis Enterotoxemia Johne’s Disease Leptospirosis
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At what age is the typical calf vaccinated for Brucellosis?
One year of age 1-6 months 7-12 months 1-2 years old
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What is mad cow disease?
A disease caused by making bulls mad by waving red flags in front of them
A viral infection that causes neurological damage to the animal
A spongiform encephalopathy that causes neurological damage
A clostridial disease that causes heart and lung problems
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What is foot and mouth disease?
A spongiform encephalopathy that causes neurological damage
A viral infection that causes watery blisters on mouth, feet, and udders and is highly contagious
A non-contagious disease that causes the degeneration of the feet and mouth
A disease that inhibits reproduction in cows.
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All of these are zoonotic disease except __________.
Ringworm Pinkeye Undulant Fever Hardware Disease
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All of these are compartments of a ruminant animals stomach except ___________.
Rumen Reticulum Duodenum Abomasum
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What is a creep feed?
Feed fed to creepy or spooky calves High energy feed fed to gestating
cows Feed that is fed to calves still nursing
cows Feed that is fed to bulls to increase
fertility
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What is the normal percent protein of a creep feed?
8-10% 12-13% 44-46% 16-18%
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All of these feeds are examples of protein feeds except ________.
Soybean Meal Cottonseed Meal Fish Meal Barley
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Taking an ink print of the nose is called ___________.
Nose-printing Ink blotting Abstract art Nose-marking
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What part of the body do ribeye steaks come from?
Loin Rib Chuck Round
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What part of the body do T-bone steaks come from?
Rib Sirloin Short loin Round
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What part of the body do sirloin steaks come from?
Short loin Chuck Flank Sirloin
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What part of the body does hamburger come from?
Round Sirloin Chuck All of the Above
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What does the term “steep-rumped” mean?
Too much slope from hooks to pins Not level from loin to rump
C. A really tall steer, heifer, cow, or bull
D. Post-legged
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What does the term “balanced” mean?
The animal is heavily muscled. All body parts are proportional to each
other. The animal is very rugged, deep
sided, and short bodied The animal looks like it was put
together in pieces.
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What does the term “pinched in the heart” mean?
An animal that has a heart valve condition
An animal that is deep ribbed and has good capacity
An obvious restriction of the rib cage behind the shoulders or shallow ribbed
An animal that has a much smaller than usual heart
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What does the term “easy-fleshing” mean?
An animal that is easy to clip or fit with shears
An open ribbed, high volumed, broody looking cow or heifer that is easy to feed
An animal that it is easy to remove the hide or flesh from at the packing plant
A cow or heifer that is hard to keep weight on
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What does the term “splay-footed” mean?
An animal whose toes turn outward when looking at the front view
An animal whose toes turn inward when looking at the front view
An animal whose legs turn inward when looking at the rear view
An animal whose legs turn outward when looking at the rear view
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What does the term “pigeon-footed” mean?
An animal whose toes turn outward when looking at the front view
An animal whose legs turn inward when looking at the rear view
An animal whose toes turn inward when looking at the front view
An animal whose legs curve outward when looking at the rear view
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What does the term “bow-legged” mean?
An inward curvature to the hocks in the rear view
An outward curvature to the hocks in the rear view
An animal where the toes are turned inward in the front view
An animal where the toes are turned outward in the front view
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What does the term “post-legged” mean?
An animal that has too much set to the hock and keeps it’s legs way up underneath body
An animal that has really skinny and narrow legs
An animal that does not have enough set to the hock and legs are too straight up and down
An animal that has very large boned legs
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Leptosprosis causes _______.
A. Scours B. Late term abortions C. Double muscling D. Foot rotD
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How much Ivomec would you inject your 440 pound steer with?
A. 4 cc’s B. 6 cc’s C. 10 cc’s D. 22 cc’sD
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The recommended dose for cattle is 1 cc per 110 pounds of body weight.
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How many cc’s in a mL of injectable vaccine? A 2 B 4 C 5 D 1
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Medication will normally be sold in mL’s (milliliter). However most syringes form of measurement is Cc's. The two are interchangeable at a 1 to 1 rate.
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LA 200 is used in treatment for ______.
A. Pneumonia B. Foot rot C. Pinkeye D. All the above
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LA 200 is a very popular antibiotic that is used for many forms of illness. LA 200 continues to work for up to 3 days making it very popular and only requiring a single shot.
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A cow should have a calf every _____. A. 2 years B. 2 1/2 years C. 12 months D. 5 years
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What is the ideal market weight for finished steers? A. 900 - 1050 pounds B. 1100 - 1250 pounds C. 1300 -1450 pounds D. 1 ton
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Which gauge needle is the largest?
A. 20 B. 18 C. 16 D. 14
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The most used gauge needles in beef are 16 and 18’s.
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What are the 3 methods of administering wormer? A. Injection, Oral, Nasal B. Pour on, Oral, Implant C. Nasal, Implant, Injection D. Oral, Injection, Pour on
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Pour on is the most popular requiring the least restraint and time.
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In Kentucky, what would be the most ideal cow size on limited feed supply? A. Frame score 4, 900-1000 pounds B. Frame score 6, 1100-1200 pounds C. Frame score 8, 1300-1400 pounds D. Frame score 10, 1500-1600 poundsD
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How long is the estrus period in beef cattle? A. 21 days B. 2 - 3 days C. 28 days D. ForeverD
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What is a steer’s dressing percentage? A. 82% B. 72% C. 62% D. 52%
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The old rule of thumb sheep 52%, cattle 62%, and swine 72%
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Creep feed contains what % protein? A. 18-20% B. 12-14% C. 4-6% D. 44-48%
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How do cattle progress in getting fat? A. Back to front B. Front to back C. Bottom to top D. Inside out
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What is the purpose of embryo transfer? A. Mass produce a superior mating B. Rest the cow C. Increase the number of calves from
a bull D. Save bull power by inseminating
embryo instead of semenD
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A grazing cow returns what % of phosphorus to the pasture in the form of manure?
A. 97% B. 57% C. 37% D. 7%D
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A heifer with excellent fleshing ability means … A. She will flesh good on feed. B. She is fat. C. She will maintain body condition on
limited feed supply. D. There is not enough feed in the
world to make her fat.
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A balanced calf refers to …
A. Levelness of top line and neatness of the front end
B. The correct proportions of width, depth, and length
C. Muscle thickness compared to shoulder thickness
D. Relationship between muscle and fat
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A stylish heifer would be _______. A. Extremely straight lined with a neat,
smooth, angular fronted. B. Super thick, wide fronted, and open
shouldered. C. Be broken topped and steep rumped. D. Fined boned and very feminine
fronted.
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A very sick animal might receive a shot IV which is where? A. In the muscle B. Under the skin C. In the vein D. In the rump
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A heifer should have a calf at what age? A. 1 year B. 18 months C. 24 months D. 3 years
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Your cow is in standing estrus this morning. When should you artificially inseminate her?
A. 2 days after standing estrus B. Instantly upon standing estrus C. 24 hours after standing estrus D. 12 hours after standing estrus
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What happens when a cow is super ovulated? A. A cow that stays in estrus all the
time B. A cow that always settles on the first
mating C. A cow is induced to produce multiple
eggs D. A cow is used to receive an embryo
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A female that has not given birth is referred to as a ______. A. Old maid B. Steer C. Heifer D. Cow
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The average body temperature is ______F. A. 98.6 B. 100 C. 101.5 D. 102.3
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A baby calf will usually weigh ______ at birth. A. 100-120 pounds B. 140-160 pounds C. 60-80 pounds D. 40-60 pounds
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A heifer twin to a bull is referred to as a _____. A. Big sister B. Little sister C. Step sister D. Free martin
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A shot delivered SQ would end up where? A. In the muscle B. Under the skin C. In the vein D. In the mouth
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How old should a heifer be when bred for the first time? A. 2 years B. 1 year C. 8 months D. 15 months
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What is FSH?
A. Female sure heat B. Follicle stimulating hormone C. For sure heat D. Finished steers
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Why would you use FSH?
A. Stimulate estrus B. Super ovulation C. Stop estrus cycle D. Patch a fenceD
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Why would you use MGA?
A. Suppress estrus period B. Super ovulation C. Increase milk production D. Aid in calvingD
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A castrated male is referred to as a ______. A. Steer B. Wether C. Bull D. Barrow
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A Donor cow is used to _____.
A. Super ovulate for embryo transfer B. Receive embryo’s C. Tease the bull before breeding
season D. Raise an orphan calf
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Which accuracy would make the EPD’s the most accurate? A. .28 B. .54 C. .90 D. .67D
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A medication has a 10 day withdrawal which means ... A. The medicine will work for 10 days B. The treated animal cannot be sold
for human consumption for 10 days C. The treated animal will have a drug
residue for 10 days D. The medication has 10 days or less
to be used
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If you inject a calf IM where does the medication go? A. In the muscle B. Under the skin C. In the vein D. Up side the head
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Which area should an IM injection be given? A. Neck B. Rump C. Middle of the back D. Next to the tailD
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What product is implanted in the cow’s reproductive track to suppress estrus?
A. Bovatec C. Ruminsin C. CIDR (Seeder) D. MGA (Heat stop)
CIDR pronounced “seeder” is used in many herds as a very effective method of suppressing estrus. CIDR allows herds to synchronize AI matings and the resulting calving season. CIDR is implanted while MGA is fed.
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