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What is natural beef?

• A USDA Prime
• B. USDA choice
• C. Yield Grade 1
• D. Antibiotic free beef

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Kentucky produces the most feeder cattle of any
state this side of the Mississippi river.

• A. True
• B. False

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Yield grade is determined by evaluating ______
and ______.

• A. Feet and legs
• B. Head and Shoulders
• C. Muscle and Fat
• D. Growth and Performance

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A feeder steer grading USDA medium frame will
finish between _____.

• A. 900 - 1000 pounds
• B. 1000 - 1100 pounds
• C. 1100 - 1250 pounds
• D. 1250 - 1400 pounds

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What is the highest possible quality grade?

• A. Prime
• B. Choice
• C. Select
• D. Standard

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How is Quality grade determined?

• A. Degree of external fat
• B. Degree of intra-muscular fat
• C. Ribeye area
• D. Carcass size

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A fat cull cow is classified as a _____.

• A. Boner
• B. Breaker
• C. Lean
• D. Canner

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A USDA small framed feeder steer will finish at a
weight less than ____.

• A. 1100 pounds
• B. 1200 pounds
• C. 1300 pounds
• D. 1000 pounds

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A Yield Grade 1 steer is extremely ______.

• A. Fat
• B. Sound
• C. Heavy
• D. Lean

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How many upper front teeth are baby calves born
with?

• A. 6
• B. 8
• C. 10
• D. 0

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Cattle are ruminants which means ...

• A. They have a single stomach
• B. Stomach has 4 compartments
• C. They are meat eaters
• D. They can eat grass and grain

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The loin is broken between which 2 ribs to
measure ribeye area?

• A. 9th and 10th
• B. 10th and 11th
• C. 11th and 12th
• D. 12th and 13th

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A USDA muscle grade of 1 means the feeder calf
is ______.

• A. Light muscled
• B. Average muscled
• C. Thick muscled
• D. Double muscled

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Who is the largest buyer of feeder cattle in the
eastern United States?

• A. Trapp enterprises
• B. Background cattle Co.
• C. Eastern livestock
• D. Feeder supply

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A feeder heifer grading USDA small framed means
she will finish under ______.

• A. 700 pounds
• B. 900 pounds
• C. 1000 pounds
• D. 1250 pounds

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Animal rights activists believe ...

• A Animals should have no rights
• B Animals should have same rights as people
• C Animals are delicious
• D Animals are best raised in large confinement
  facilities.

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Animal welfarists believe ...

• A. Animals should not be raised in the USA
• B. Animals should not be sold for human
  consumption
• C. Animals should have special rights
• D. Animals should be fairly treated

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How many pounds of cattle make a load lot?

• A. 100,000 pounds
• B. 50,000 pounds
• C. 20,000 pounds
• D. 5,000 pounds

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CAB is an abbreviation for ...

• A. Cow and Bull
• B. Certified Angus Beef
• C. Contact animal breeders
• D. Blackleg

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How many acres are used for grazing in the USA?

• A. 1,000,000
• B. 10,000,000
• C. 800,000
• D. 550,000

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What of the worlds beef supply is produced by
the US.

• A. 10
• B. 25
• C. 35
• D. 50

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BQA refers to ...

• A. High quality beef
• B. Prime beef
• C. Beef Quality Assurance
• D. Beef Quality Alliance

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A severely thin cull cow is classified as a
________ cow.

• A. Lean
• B. Boner
• C. Bone rack
• D. Breaker

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Cattle cannot be infected by Foot and Mouth
disease.

• A. True
• B. False

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A feeder steer classified as large framed will
finish over ______.

• A. 1050 pounds
• B. 1150 pounds
• C. 1250 pounds
• D. 1350 pounds

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KCA represents what organization?

• A. Katie Cattle Association
• B. Kentucky Cattleman's Association
• C. Keep Cattle Alive
• D. Kentucky Beef Producers

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Beef is consumed at a rate of ______ pounds per
person per year in the USA.

• A. 67
• B. 51
• C. 20
• D. 97

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There are _________ beef cattle in the USA.

• A. 51 million
• B. 73 million
• C. 84 million
• D. 96 million

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There are approximately ______ beef cattle in
Kentucky.

• A. 2 million
• B. 800,000
• C. 1 million
• D. 4 million

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The Standard Quality grade requires _______
degrees of marbling.

• A. Small
• B. Moderate
• C. Practically devoid
• D. Modest

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What is the age limit for a steer being quality
graded?

• A. 30 months
• B. 36 months
• C. 42 months
• D. 48 months

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What is KPH?

• A. A nervous disorder
• B. A bone disease
• C. Kidney, Pelvic and Heart Fat
• D. Connective tissue

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The value of beef cattle in Kentucky is over
______.

• A. 100 million
• B. 500 million
• C. 1 billion
• D. 3 billion

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There are over 100 medications used for humans
from cattle or cattle by-products.

• A. True
• B. False

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KBN represents what group?

• A. Kentucky Beef Network
• B. Kentucky Beef News
• C. Kroger Beef Net
• D. Keep Beef Natural

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Which of these breeds is not a Continental breed
of cattle?

• Simmental
• Charolais
• Chianina
• Angus

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Which of these breeds is not a British breed of
cattle?

• Angus
• Hereford
• Brangus
• Shorthorn

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Which of these is not a Zebu breed of cattle?

• Brahman
• Simmental
• Brangus
• Beefmaster

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Which of these is an eared breed of cattle?

• Angus
• Brahman
• Charolais
• Shorthorn

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Which of these breeds was developed in the United
States?

• Santa Gertrudis
• Angus
• Hereford
• Brahman

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Which of these is a horned breed of cattle?

• Brangus
• Shorthorn
• Charolais
• Chianina

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Which of these is a polled breed of cattle?

• Angus
• Shorthorn
• Maine Anjou
• Horned Hereford

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Which of these breeds is a dual-purpose breed of
cattle?

• Angus
• Hereford
• Brahman
• Simmental

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Where do you measure back fat thickness on a
steer?

• 1st and 2nd rib
• 7th and 8th rib
• 13th and 14th rib
• 12th and 13th rib

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How are quality grades determined on beef
carcasses?

• Yield Grade and Backfat
• Marbling and Maturity
• Ribeye Area and Framesize
• Muscle Volume and Weight

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All of these are marbling scores used to
determine quality grades on beef carcasses except
_____________.

• Practically Devoid
• Modest
• Slightly Abundant
• Elite

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What is a dark cutter?

• A stress related situation where meat is darker
  than the normal color.
• A situation where the meat gets bruised by bad
  handling methods.
• Meat that comes from a dark colored animal.
• A cutter blade for shears that is used to cut
  dark hair fibers.

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Which of these factors does not play a part in
determining beef yield grades?

• Carcass Weight
• REA
• Marbling
• KPH

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How is the age on a beef carcass determined?

• Ask the producer
• Bone ossification
• Darkness of the meat
• Weight of the carcass

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Is there a difference between the term dressing
percentage and yield?

• Yes
• No

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What does the term monkey mouthed mean?

• The bottom jaw is longer than the top jaw
• The top jaw is longer than the bottom jaw
• The steer likes to eat bananas
• The steer has big lips to eat more feed with

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What does the term staggy mean?

• The steer has developed horns
• The steer has developed secondary characteristics
  like a bull
• The calf has only one testicle that has descended
  into scrotum.
• The steer was not castrated properly.

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What factors are used to evaluate feeder calf
grades?

• Frame size and weight
• Finish and muscle thickness
• Frame size and finish
• Frame size and muscle thickness

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All of these are designations for frame size when
feeder calf grading except ___________.

• Large
• Medium
• Small
• Average

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The four designations for muscle thickness when
feeder calf grading are ___________.

• 1,2,3,4
• Heavy muscled, average muscle, light muscle, no
  muscle
• Prime, Choice, Select, Standard
• Heavy muscled, moderately muscled, modestly
  muscled, slightly muscled

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What is the first milk produced by a cow called?

• Good milk
• Colostrum
• Sour milk
• Lactose Intolerant

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What does the term dystocia mean?

• Difficulty calving
• Easy calving
• A dead calf birth
• A term for a calf that has eaten toxic feed

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What does the term parturition mean?

• The act of being pregnant and carrying a calf for
  nine months
• The act of giving birth to a calf
• The act of weaning a calf from its mother
• The act of feeding pregnant cows at night

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What is meant by the term lactation?

• The period of time when the calf is being removed
  from its mother
• The period of time when the animal is carrying
  the calf
• The period of time that the calf begins eating a
  grain diet
• The period of time that the cow is producing milk
  for her calf

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What is undulant fever?

• Brucellosis infection in humans
• Black-leg infection in humans
• Mad-cow disease infection in humans
• Milk fever in cattle

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What do the letters BSE refer to in regard to
human health?

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• Breeding Soundness Exam
• Breeding Soundness Evaluation
• Big, Stupid, Energetic

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What do the letters BSE stand for in regard to
herd breeding management?

• Breeding Soundness Evaluation
• Breeding Soundness Exam
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• Breeding Season Ending

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What is an anthelmintic?

• A Pneumonia vaccination
• A Reproductive disease vaccination
• A dewormer
• A fungal treatment

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In regards to cattle, what does BCS stand for?

• Bowl Championship Series
• Body Condition Score
• Bovine Catalytic Syndrome
• Bovine Championship Series

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What is the top beef cattle producing state?

• Texas
• Kentucky
• Illinois
• Montana

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All of these feeds are examples of roughages
except ________.

• Corn Silage
• Alfalfa Hay
• Orchard Grass Hay
• Oats

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What does the term terminal sire mean?

• This sire needs to be slaughtered for meat.
• All offspring from this bull will be sold for
  slaughter.
• Some offspring will be kept as replacements and
  the rest will be slaughtered.
• All offspring will be kept as replacements.

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Which of these is not a maternal breed of cattle?

• Angus
• Shorthorn
• Hereford
• Charolais

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What is the largest framed breed of cattle?

• Shorthorn
• Limousin
• Chianina
• Red Angus

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Which of these breeds can never be black in color?

• Angus
• Brangus
• Shorthorn
• Limousin

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Which of these breeds is not red in color?

• Hereford
• Brangus
• Tarentaise
• Red Angus

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Which of these breeds is not white or gray in
color?

• Charolais
• Santa Gertrudis
• Chianina
• Murray Grey

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Which of these is considered the heaviest muscled
breed of beef cattle?

• Belgian Blue
• Texas Longhorn
• Angus
• Hereford

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Which of these is considered the lightest muscled
breed of beef cattle?

• Limousin
• Chianina
• Texas Longhorn
• Angus

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What breeds can be crossed to make a blue roan?

• Angus and Shorthorn
• Charolais and Limousin
• Angus and Hereford
• Shorthorn and Hereford

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What percentage of Brahman blood are the Brangus,
Simbrah, and Santa Gertrudis breeds of cattle?

• 1/8
• 5/8
• 3/8
• 7/8

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What breeds are crossed to make a Beefmaster?

• Brahman, Shorthorn, and Hereford
• Santa Gertrudis, Shorthorn and Braford
• Chianina, Hereford, and Angus
• Texas Longhorn, Simmental, and Maine Anjou

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What breed of cattle is known for producing the
lightest calves at birth?

• Angus
• Texas Longhorn
• Chianina
• Gelbvieh

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What does MPPA stand for?

• Most Probable Producing Ability
• More People Produce Angus
• Most Phenotypic Production Ability
• Muscle, Performance, Production, Accuracy

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All of these are factors to consider when
adjusting 205 day weights except ________.

• Birth Weight
• Age at Weaning
• Age of Dam
• Amount of Feed/Day

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Which of these traits is not evaluated with EPDs?

• Birth Weight
• Weaning Weight
• Frame Size
• Yearling Weight

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Horn tissue that never attaches to the scull is
called _________.

• Longhorns
• Scurs
• Buds
• Horn Cartilage

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If a scurred cow has a bull calf sired by a
homozygous polled bull, what will be the horn
status of the calf?

• Horned
• Polled
• Scurred

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A genetic abnormality that causes muscle
hypertrophy is called __________.

• Light muscled
• Muscular atrophy
• Double muscled
• Super muscled

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As your calf gets fatter, will dressing
percentage increase or decrease?

• Increase
• Decrease

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The 2 top beef producing countries are ______ and
_______.

• A. China and Mexico
• B. USA and Australia
• C. USA and Germany
• D. Iran and Iraq

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Cattle will use over _____ jaw movements a day
grazing and chewing.

• A. 7,500
• B. 15,000
• C. 25,000
• D. 40,000

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Sheep are ovine, pigs are porcine, goats are
caprine and horses are equine. What are cattle?

• A. Catnip
• B. Bovine
• C. Moo-vine
• D. Devin

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Kentucky sold 30,000 feeder cattle through CPH
graded sales in 2003. What is CPH?

• A. Clean pure herd
• B. Certified purebred heifers
• C. Certified precondition health
• D. Checked performance herd

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The largest Livestock market east of the
Mississippi river is ...

• A. Mutola Stockyards, Fla
• B. Columbus Stockyards, IN
• C. Bluegrass Stockyards, KY
• D. Tifton Stockyards, GA

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What year did Angus cattle come to the US?

• A. 1873
• B. 1779
• C. 1902
• D. 1492

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