Ch. 20 Beef (Test 3)
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kelseyalane on November 1, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 push for chicken | why demand for beef dropped |
| 1976 | cattle price crash |
| breeds revolution | where continental breeds were brought in |
| 1880 | cattle drives (date) |
| 1965 | breeds revolution (date) |
| 1970 | feedlot industry begins (date) |
| 1965-1975 | peak numbers (date) |
| 1976-1995 | decrease in demand (date) |
| food safety, BSE, hormone, organic, GvG, imports | consumer concerns for beef (6) |
| knife cuts | only chance of ecoli in steak is where the ______ _____ |
| inside is sterile | why can you eat a steak rare? |
| 1 | cow/calf order |
| 2 | stocker order |
| 3 | feedlot order |
| seedstock | purebreds for breeding |
| cow calf | based on forages |
| 550 | cow calf sold at _____ pounds on average |
| 7 | ___ months on average |
| spring fall | calve either in ______ or ______ |
| bulls AI | cow calf use _____ instead of _____ |
| none | how many animals does feedlot actually own? |
| panhandle, SW Kansas, E Nebraska, Colorado, corn belt | where feedlots are (5) |
| quality, yield, dressing percentage | factors influencing value |
| TMR | What is fed in a feedlot |
| bunk reader | person who checks feed, tells trucks to refill |
| pen rider | person who checks if cows are sick |
| wind, dust, temp fluctuation | three factors that affect cattle's feed intake |
| 90 | ___% of TMR is corn |
| prime | best steak |
| choice | second best steak |
| holstein | 80% of meat that hits prime is _________ breed |
| 2 | ___% of feedlot cows produce prime |
| seedstock | basically a specialized cow calf |
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