Beef Cattle Production Test 1 Exam Questions (131 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

what is condition? {Ans: it is looking at the animal as a whole. It consists off all the traits that contribute to its potential to grow. It is defined as the animals potential to undergo significant compensatory gain.}Seedstock operations' Products produced and Traits of economic importance {Ans: -breeder bulls, breeder cows, breeder heifers -%calf crop, weaning weight, stock longevity, genetic potential}a cow should give a calf at weaning which is ..........% of her body weight? {Ans: 50%}most .......are in the feedyard and most.........are in the pasture {Ans: steers, cows}what % is rib of the carcass? {Ans: 9.3%}american beef cattle {Ans: cattle originally bred in the U.S. Usually have some bos indicus influence}