Calf-Fed Steers
are fed in the feed lot for approx. 250 days
Yearling-Fed Steers
are fed in the feed lot for approx. 150 days depending on the type of stocker operation.
Number of steers and heifers slaughtered in the US each year
30 million
Average age of market gilts
6 months
Percentile of free range chickens in the US
1%
What phase of cattle production are cattle fed grass or are on wheat pasture?
Stocker
Average litter size of commercial sows
Around 10
What are the two purposes for sheep production?
Wool and Meat
Leading broiler producer in US
Tyson
What is the market age of steers at slaughter?
16-18 months
Leading pork producer in US
Smithfield
Number of chickens slaughtered in US
9 billion
Ideal weight of market hogs
280 lbs
What is the top cattle slaughter state?
Nebraska
What country produces the most pork?
China
Age of broilers at slaughter
6-8 weeks
What is the top broiler producing state?
Georgia
What are the two reasons to produce goats?
Dairy and show
How do packing plants move sheep?
Leader sheep
Most common sheep breed
Suffolk
Most common wool sheep in Texas
Rambolet
What breed of goat is used for meat?
Boer
The one goat that produces mohair
Angora
The most common hair sheep
Dorper
What is the most consumed meat in the world?
Pork
What is the most consumed meat in the US?
Beef
What are the top 3 US beef export countries of beef and pork?
Mexico
Canada
Japan
One example of a variety meat
Kidney
What is the most abundant chemical compound in meat?
Water
What are 3 important minerals and vitamins in beef?
Iron, zinc, B Vitamins
Which state has the most cows/calves and most cattle on feed?
Texas
Bos indicus cattle have:
*long ears
*excess dewlap
*a humped-neck
Steer
Castrated Bull
How many stomach compartments do cattle have?
4
Cattle go from feedyards to the processing plant weighing?
1,100-1,200 lbs
Lamb
Sheep younger that one year in age
Wether
Castrate male goat
Lanolin is produced from which part of the sheep?
The wool
Gilt
Female pig that has not had a litter of piglets
Farrowing
When a sow or gilt gives birth
A hogs internal organs closely resemble those of a:
Human
Hogs are taken to the processing plant what they reach:
four to six months