Fun Trivia : Cattle

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Cattle

How many stomachs do cattle have?

For The Experienced Cattle Person


1. Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum are parts of the stomach. Cows really don't have 4 stomachs, but one stomach divided into 4 parts.



What type of cattle have the biggest horns?

For The Experienced Cattle Person


Watusi.



What state has the most beef cows?

For The Experienced Cattle Person


Texas.



What country has the most cattle?

For The Experienced Cattle Person


India.



What is the smallest cow?

For The Experienced Cattle Person


Dexter.



What is a dry cow?

For The Experienced Cattle Person


A cow that is not producing milk.



What is the tallest cow?

For The Experienced Cattle Person


Chianina.



What is the fattest cow?

For The Experienced Cattle Person


Durham Ox.



What type of cow is described as having a black body and a white face?

For The Experienced Cattle Person


Black Baldy.



How many tons of manure does a 1000-pound cow produce in a year?

For The Experienced Cattle Person


4.



I'm red, horned, and I originated from Southern Germany? What am I?

Cattle Breeds


Gelbvieh.



Brangus is a combination of Angus and what other breed?

Cattle Breeds


Brahman.



What breed of cattle are known as Nivemais cattle?

Cattle Breeds


Charolais.



What breed of cattle is considered to be 'the sacred cow of India'?

Cattle Breeds


Brahman.



What does ADG stand for?

Cattle Feeding and Management


Average Daily Gain.



How much bunkspace per head do cattle need?

Cattle Feeding and Management


About 2 feet.



Carotene is a source of what vitamin?

Cattle Feeding and Management


A. Alfalfa seems to enhance the conversion of carotene to Vitamin A, while other feedstuffs depress the conversion of carotene to Vitamin A.



Under normal conditions, how many gallons of water per day will a steer consume on a finishing ration?

Cattle Feeding and Management


8. Newly arrived feeder cattle need to consume 4 to 6 gallons per day just to maintain their body water balance. Water should be provided at all times, fresh and clean, in adequate amounts for all cattle.



Once cattle have been established on feed, how many times per day should they be fed?

Cattle Feeding and Management


2-3 times.



What is the term for swelling of some area of the body caused by an accumulation of fluid in tissues?

Cattle Feeding and Management


Edema.



What disease is commonly known as 'Rednose'?

Cattle Feeding and Management


Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis.



As a risk management tool, what is a fence?

Cattle Feeding and Management


Buy a put, sell a call simultaneously.



What is the cause of acidosis?

Cattle Feeding and Management


Rapid or over consumption of feed.



What is the highest quality grade of beef?

Cattle Feeding and Management


Prime. Start with an easy one, and end with an easy one.



What is the most common mineral deficiency in cattle and is most likely to occur in cattle being wintered on all-roughage rations or on mature, cured grass?

Beef Cattle


Phosphorus.



What term in given for the difference in offspring performance and the average of the two parents' performance for the same trait?

Beef Cattle


Heterosis.



The salivary glands of cattle, located beneath the tongue, produce how many gallons of saliva per day?

Beef Cattle


15-20.



What is the practice of providing supplemental feed to nursing calves?

Beef Cattle


Creep Feeding.



What is the the membranous portion that unites the fetus and the placenta?

Beef Cattle


Umbilical Cord.



Approximately, how many days is the gestation period for cows?

Beef Cattle


283.



What term is applied to cases of prolonged and difficult births?

Beef Cattle


Dystocia.