ANS 222 Final Exam

Which of the following MAEAP systems is not one of the most applicable to beef operations?

CAFO is ≥1000 animal units, where 1 animal unit = 1,000 lb beef animal.

How is manure stored in slotted floor lots?

Better management equals greater $/ head.

HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis Critical Control POV.

Which of the following is a program that educates Michigan farmers on how to minimize agricultural pollution risks?

Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is what type of hormone...

Shipping fever or undifferentiated fever is also known as...

What is the beef sensory attribute that consumers generally feel is most important

Which feedlot disease has the greatest economic cost?

What is the minimum number of beef cattle (weighing 1,000 lb) necessary for an operation to be considered a CAFO?

Which is not one of the 5 classes of compounds approved for growth promotion in cattle?

What happened in 1906?

Which is not an example of how fed cattle are marketed on a live basis?

Which estimates of palatability (tenderness, juiciness& flavor) of the cooked product?

A hormone has only SOME living cells.

Which is not one of the levels of regulation applicable to the beef industry?

Which is the most common feedlot health issue?

Which is the best single predictor of carcass fatness?

What temperature would you cook ground beef to if the desired degree of doneness is medium?

Potassium is a necessary nutrient for cattle.

As cattle advance in age beyond 30 months, tenderness declines, due to of increasing amounts of connective tissue.

Which bacteria does not respond to our typical antibiotics because it lacks a cell wall?

How many amino acids does beef contain?

Sweet is considered the "fifth taste".

Which quality grade has highest acceptability?

Which breed of cattle would be expected to have the most tender beef?

Most important factor to consumers?

________ intensity is related to the amount of intramuscular fat (marbling):

Which is not considered beef quality in fresh beef?

Which is the most appropriate cattle maturity and implant potency combination?

A _________ is a release of nutrients, pathogens, manure or polluted storm water into “waters of the state”.

ALL cattle need to be dehorned right away.

GAAMP stands for:

When was the first meat packing plant established?

Where to put a sick animal:

Which is a typical performance response from implanting cattle?

Which type of housing is most expensive?

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Which is not a major factor affecting the feeder market?

Which is not an answer for why we use feedlots?

Which type of growth promotant decreases methane production the most in cattle?

Which type of feedlot housing has little to no shelter?

What percentage of disease ends up as mortality?

Which of the following is not one of the major beef processing plants of Michigan cattle

Which is the best single predictor of carcass muscularity?

What factor doesn't affect the feeder market:

Basic animal requirements includes protection from extremes.

Largest boxed beef packer:

How often are added hormones used in US?

Which is true regarding implants?

A hormone is adminstered near the back end of the cattle.

Which is not true about growth promotants?

Which is not a major gas in manure?

Quality grade is determined by two factors, marbling and __________.