“Jeopardy”Animal Science Chapter 3

Vocabulary Beef Breeds Surprise Beef In Your Diet

Location of the Beef Industry

Parts of Industry

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Vocab: 1 pointMeat from calves

slaughtered before they are 3 months old

Veal

Vocab: 2 pointsOperation that raises

cattle that will be used in breeding programs.

Purebred Operation

Vocab: 3 pointsBreeds of agricultural

animals that are used as bulls in a cross breeding program.

Sire Breeds

Vocab: 4 pointsSimmental, Charolais, and

Chianina are also know as this.

Exotics

Vocab: 5 pointsA calf that as been

weaned and is being conditioned prior to entering the feedlot.

Stocker

Beef Breeds: 1 pointKnow as the “Mothering”

Breed

Hereford

Beef Breeds: 2 pointsOldest breed of cattle in

the world.

Simmental

Beef Breeds: 3 pointsOriginated in Germany.

Tend to be extra fleshy under the chin.

Gelbvieh

Beef Breeds: 4 pointsOriginated in France.

Cross of the Mancelle breed and Shorthorn breed.

Maine Anjou

Beef Breeds: 5 pointsAble to survive on very

little, poor feed. Are also insect and heat resistant.

Brahman

Surprise: 1 pointTrue or False. Cattle

buyers prefer calves that have not been castrated or given vaccines.

False

Surprise: 2 pointsThis beef breed was near

extinction in 1927.

Texas Longhorn

Surprise: 3 pointsCattle are used as the

dams and sires in cow-calf operations.

Purebred Operations

Surprise: 4 pointsCountry that exports the

most amount of its beef.

Brazil

Surprise: 5 pointsThis breed originated in

Italy and is known for producing low amount of milk.

Chianina

Beef In Your Diet: 1 pointEach year the average

person eats _______ pounds of beef and veal.

63.5

Beef In Your Diet: 2 pointsFood from animals supply

88% of this vitamin, which id difficult to obtain from plants.

Vitamin B 12

Beef In Your Diet: 3 pointsCurrently there are over

____________ head of beef in the USA.

100,000,000

Beef In Your Diet: 4 pointsThis country supplies 25%

of the worlds beef.

USA

Beef In Your Diet: 5 pointsUntil this MAJOR event in

US history, most beef was raised on family farms for the purpose of feeding the family.

Civil War

Location of the Beef Industry: 1 point

This state produces the most beef.

Texas

Location of the Beef Industry: 2 points

Nickname of the area in the Midwest where the majority of the feedlots are located.

Corn Belt

Location of the Beef Industry : 3 points

Advantage of having calves in the winter.

No Flies, Other Bugs, Parasites

Location of the Beef Industry: 4 points

This state produces the 2nd largest amount of beef.

Nebraska

Location of the Beef Industry: 5 points

To produce 1 pound of beef it takes _____ pounds of feed to produce.

6-9 pounds

Parts of the Industry: 1 pointIn this operation calves

are sold upon weaning at 300-500 pounds.

Cow-Calf Operation

Parts of the Industry: 2 pointsIn this operation animals

are fed a high concentrate ration of feed.

Feedlot Operation

Parts of the Industry: 3 pointsIn this operation

producers are able to focus on developing specific breed characteristics.

Purebred Operations

Parts of the Industry: 4 pointsIn this operation cattle are

fed on a high roughage diet.

Stocker Operation

Parts of the Industry: 5 pointsOperation that involves

weaning of calves.

Cow-Calf Operation

Daily Double!

As a team, decide how many of the points you already have you wish to wager. If you get the question correct, you will earn double the points you wagered.

If you get the question incorrect, you will lose the points you wagered. Good luck!

Daily Double!

As a team, decide how many of the points you already have you wish to wager. If you get the question correct, you will earn double the points you wagered.

If you get the question incorrect, you will lose the points you wagered. Good luck!