“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 point

Meat from calves slaughtered before they are 3 months old

Veal

Vocab: 2 points

Operation that raises cattle that will be used in breeding programs.

Purebred Operation

Vocab: 3 points

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

Sire Breeds

Vocab: 4 points

Simmental, Charolais, and Chianina are also know as this.

Exotics

Vocab: 5 points

A calf that as been weaned and is being conditioned prior to entering the feedlot.

Stocker

Beef Breeds: 1 point

Know as the “Mothering” Breed

Hereford

Beef Breeds: 2 points

Oldest breed of cattle in the world.

Simmental

Beef Breeds: 3 points

Originated in Germany. Tend to be extra fleshy under the chin.

Gelbvieh

Beef Breeds: 4 points

Originated in France. Cross of the Mancelle breed and Shorthorn breed.

Maine Anjou

Beef Breeds: 5 points

Able to survive on very little, poor feed. Are also insect and heat resistant.

Brahman

Surprise: 1 point

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

False

Surprise: 2 points

This beef breed was near extinction in 1927.

Texas Longhorn

Surprise: 3 points

Cattle are used as the dams and sires in cow-calf operations.

Purebred Operations

Surprise: 4 points

Country that exports the most amount of its beef.

Brazil

Surprise: 5 points

This breed originated in Italy and is known for producing low amount of milk.

Chianina

Beef In Your Diet: 1 point

Each year the average person eats _______ pounds of beef and veal.

63.5

Beef In Your Diet: 2 points

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

Vitamin B 12

Beef In Your Diet: 3 points

Currently there are over ____________ head of beef in the USA.

100,000,000

Beef In Your Diet: 4 points

This 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 point

In this operation calves are sold upon weaning at 300-500 pounds.

Cow-Calf Operation

Parts of the Industry: 2 points

In this operation animals are fed a high concentrate ration of feed.

Feedlot Operation

Parts of the Industry: 3 points

In this operation producers are able to focus on developing specific breed characteristics.

Purebred Operations

Parts of the Industry: 4 points

In this operation cattle are fed on a high roughage diet.

Stocker Operation

Parts of the Industry: 5 points

Operation 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!