“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!
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