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| 4 types of beef producers: |
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1. Cow calf producers
2. Backgrounders
3. Feedlots
4. Slaughterhouses |
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| Tender beef cuts include: |
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1. Ribs
2. Loins
3. Sirloin |
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| Medium tender beef cuts include: |
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| Less tender beef cuts include: |
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1. brisket
2. shank
3. shoulder
4. flank |
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| Factors affecting beef pricing: |
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1. cut
2. organic
3. marbling |
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| Canadian Marbling levels in ascending order: |
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| Beef cattle carcass weight: |
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| 550 - 1000 lbs (975 - 1650 live weight) |
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| Largest Canadian processor: |
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| Cargill (1400 head a day in Guelph) |
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| The "Cattle cycle" occurs over how many years? |
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| 10 years (peaks at six years) |
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| Does the beef industry use quota? |
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| How many feedlots provide 70% of canadian beef? |
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| Common forms of ID for beef cattle include |
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1. ear tags
2. branding (less use for humane and quality reasons) |
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| Continental beef breeds are common in: |
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| British beef breeds are common in: |
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| Beef cattle calving occurs in: |
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Management Intensive Grazing or
Management Intensive Rotational Grazing |
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| Beef calves are weaned at: |
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| The length of the beef breeding season is: |
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| Desired beef pregnancy rate is: |
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| Desired abortion (below 260 days gestation) and stillbirth (above 260 days gestation) rates: |
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| Desired beef dystocia rates: |
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| In regards to BSE, SRM stands for: |
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| The Lacombe system of housing for beef cattle is based on: |
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Time to parturition: 3 paddocks -
1. Far off
2. Close up
3. Nursing |
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| In a feedlot, veterinary services are paid by what system? |
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price/head/day
usually about (4-8$) |
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| Undifferentiated Bovine respiratory disease |
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Treated: over 95%
Untreated: 66% |
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| Fibrous pneumonia types based on duration: |
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Peracute: 1-2 days
acute: 2-7 days
Chronic: over 7 days |
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| Average daily gain for beef cattle: |
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| The preferred method of diagnostic strategy is: |
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