Livestock Quiz Bowl Master

How many times a day should cattle be fed to consume more feed and have fewer digestive problems?

The compartment in the ruminant digestive tract with the largest capacity is the:

The main symptom of scours is

A castrated male bovine is commonly known as a _________?

Mastitis describes an infection of what organ?

Pigs sweat.

What feedstuff can be added to help prevent feed separation and settle dust in a mixed feed?

How long does it take for eggs to hatch?

What is the length of pregnancy in goats?

What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?

A young bull or heifer that is under 1 year of age is called a what?

What is the term used to describe abnormally large, bulging muscles in the rear quarter and forearm of a beef animal?

What causes dark cutting beef?

How many steers are born in the US every year?

What type of digestive system does a pig have?

What is the gestation length of a beef cow?

What is the normal body temperature of a chicken?

What is a TMR?

What does ADG stand for?

How many needle teeth do piglets have?

A group of cattle is called a what?

When someone refers to a cow as open what do they mean?

The total stomach capacity of a mature beef animal is

Approximately how much feed does it require to produce a pound of beef?

What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

At how many months old are calves usually weaned?

What is the length of gestation in sheep?

Cattle can eat grain only.

Ruminants have upper incisors.

What breed of goat has the highest percentage of butter fat?

A cow has 4 stomachs.

A female goat is called a ________.

What mineral deficiency causes grass tetany?

Cattle are ruminants which mean they have simple stomachs.

What two breeds does one cross to get a white pig with gray spots on its rump, called a Blue Butt?

In cattle, parasites can cause ________.

What are 3 traits described in a cattle EPD?

In beef, external fat thickness is measured over the ribeye muscle between the ______ ribs.

Ovine is another term that refers to sheep.

Most thin cows will not re-breed if they are exposed to the bulls.

Which vitamin is needed for blood clotting?

At approximately what age is it best to castrate, dehorn, earmark, and brand calves?

What is the average market weight for cattle?

Sheep are grazers and goats are browsers.

Which continent has the largest percentage of goats?

Lambs weigh between 5 to ___ lbs at birth.

Chickens can travel up to 9 miles per hour.

What is the act of giving birth called in pigs?

What does EPD stand for?

Female sheep are called ________.

Which group will reach puberty first and are considered early maturing?

What is the most valuable pork cut?

Testosterone is known as the amount of time that a cow or heifer will stand to be receptive to a bull

A very fine fiber that some goats produce is

With show cattle, rinsing the calf daily is designed to do what?

Which of the following is the best example of a protein source?

Excessive fattening of heifers at a young age diminishes future milk production potential.

How many components make up the ruminant stomach?

A hen with red earlobes will lay what color eggs?

A cow with a body condition score of 9 would be considered _______?

A large group of goats is called a _______.

What class of feedstuffs do ruminants naturally eat the most of?

To ensure high pregnancy rates, the lowest body condition score that a cow should have is __________?

Pigs do not overeat. They eat until they are full.

Market goats show at a minimum weight of ____ lbs.

Where is an intramuscular shot given?

When moving or showing sheep, you should be on what side of the animal?

A disease that can be passed between animals and humans is…..?

The average person eats ___ lbs of chicken per year.

What is the main source of fiber in dairy cattle rations?

Goats are seasonal breeders.

Cattle have 4 parts to their stomachs.

What is the term given to a female bovine that has not produced a calf?

The average age that a heifer will be bred for the first time is:

A dairy cow has ______ mammary gland(s).

Animal health evaluation should always begin with:

Male sheep are called ________.

Cattle receive Vitamin D from where?

On average a calf will weigh ________ lbs at birth.

Udder is another name for mammary gland.

At what age would you like a beef heifer to have her first calf?

In cattle, this term means naturally having no horns.

The most effective way to reduce birth weight is to feed less.

Water is the most essential nutrient.

The amount of feed offered to an animal during a 24 hour period is called a ration.

Grower feed has more protein than other types of feed.

What is the typical lactation period for dairy goats?

What scientific name refers to cattle?

It is good management practice to raise polled or dehorned animals rather than keeping animals with horns.

Iron is given as an injection to piglets.

The breed of cattle which originated in Scotland, having no horns and is mainly black in color, but can be red is what?

Implants are used in beef production to:

The intramuscular (IM) injection site of choice in cattle over 300 lbs. is:

How many chromosomes are present in cattle?

What is the abnormal condition in ruminants caused by an accumulation of gas?

What does colostrum contain that is important to disease prevention in newborn kids?

What’s another name for cattle that are registered with a breed association and used to establish a herd?

The right ear has the notch for litter number on a pig.

A cow's primary means of defense is to:

Caprine is an adjective that refers to: