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36 Cards in this Set
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# of beef cattle operations has __________ over the past decade
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slowly decreased
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beef accounts for over ___% of all livestock income
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50%
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beef accounts for ___% of all agricultural income
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25%
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when were cattle drives?
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1880
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when was grain feeding?
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1950-1960
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when was the breeds revolution?
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1965
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when did the feedlot industry begin?
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1970
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when was the peak # of cattle?
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1965-1975
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when did demand decrease and why?
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1976-1995 because of health and quality issues
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when did they emphasize consumer demands?
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1995-2005
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when did they emphasize food safety?
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2005-present
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7 consumer concerns
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food safety, BSE (mad cow), hormonal implants/feed additives/antibiotics, organic vs normal, grain vs grass, industry integration, imports
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4 segments of industry
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cow-calf, stocker, feedlot, seedstock
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over ___% of cow-calf operations use bulls instead of AI
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90%
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cow-calf operations convert _________ into ___________
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low quality forages into a high quality calf
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calves sold at _____ months of age and ______ lbs
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6-10 months old and 300-700 lbs
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fertility standard of cow-calf operations
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at least one calf per cow per year
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national cow-calf ranch size
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30 head
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genetics are ______, (lack of _________)
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blended. lack of uniformity
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the smaller operations together make up the ______ in terms of % total inventory
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minority
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the larger operations together make up the _______ in terms of % total inventory
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majority
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seedstock
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provides genetics for producer. develops offspring to breeding age. advertises through show rings, magazines, etc.
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stocker
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growing phase right after calved are weaned and before feedlot
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weaning weight range
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600-850 lbs
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diets in stocker operations
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roughage based- wheat pasture, improved pasture, silage
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describe cattle in stocker operations
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lightweight, thin
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3 factors to consider for cattle in stockers
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price, growth potential, and health
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cattle move from stocker to _______ for finishing (fattening)
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feedlot
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in feedlot, animals are confined and fed ______________ diet- _____ or _________
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high energy (concentrate) diet- corn or grain sorghum
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cattle go from ____ lbs to ____ lbs in feedlot
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850 lbs to 1250 lbs
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cattle spend ________ days on feed in feedlot
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120-150 days
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5 major feeding areas
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TX panhandle, SW Kansas, East Nebraska, central Colorado, and corn belt states
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3 factors that influence value
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quality, yield, dressing %
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cows will remember ___________ and will _________
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where they usually eat and will return
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___% of steaks grade prime
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2%
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___% of steaks grade choice
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50%
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