{"id":11743,"date":"2025-06-04T11:31:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T18:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/?page_id=11743"},"modified":"2025-06-04T11:31:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T18:31:34","slug":"cattle-round-robin-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/4h\/fair-and-auction\/cattle-round-robin-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Cattle Round Robin Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>What do you call an intact adult male bovine called? An adult female? A baby?\n<ul>\n<li>Bull, cow, calf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do you call a castrated male bovine?\n<ul>\n<li>Steer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the main products that cattle are raised for?\n<ul>\n<li>Meat and milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a group of cattle called?\n<ul>\n<li>Herd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is product made from the hide of cattle?\n<ul>\n<li>Leather<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name the four compartments of the stomach.\n<ul>\n<li>Rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a Latin name for cattle?\n<ul>\n<li>Bos Taurus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the polled trait in cattle?\n<ul>\n<li>An inherited gene that suppresses horns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beef<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Name 3 common large breeds of beef cattle?\n<ul>\n<li>Angus, Hereford, Charlois, Limousin, Simmental, Shorthorn, Highland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the type of meat that comes from cattle?\n<ul>\n<li>Beef<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What part of the beef is used to make hamburger?\n<ul>\n<li>The chuck, any trimmings from all cuts of beef<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About how many pounds of grain would you feed a steer for every 100 pounds of weight?\n<ul>\n<li>About 2.5 pounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where do the most expensive cuts of beef come from?\n<ul>\n<li>Loin, rib, round, rump<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What percentage of protein should the grain be for cattle?\n<ul>\n<li>12-16%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the importance of marbling?\n<ul>\n<li>Flavor and juiciness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dairy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Name 3 common breeds of dairy cattle.\n<ul>\n<li>Jersey, Guernsey, Brown Swiss, Holstein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An inflammation of the mammary gland results in?\n<ul>\n<li>Mastitis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What milk component is most important for cheese?\n<ul>\n<li>Protein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which breed of common Dairy cattle produce the highest butterfat content?\n<ul>\n<li>Jersey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a condition that occurs in high producing dairy cattle that is caused by low blood calcium?\n<ul>\n<li>Milk fever<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breeding, Care, Health:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>What is the gestation period of a cow?\n<ul>\n<li>285 days or 9 months, 7 days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are ear tags for?\n<ul>\n<li>Identification of individual cattle in a herd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name the most important nutrient for all types of cattle?\n<ul>\n<li>Water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What percentage of protein should the grain be for cattle?\n<ul>\n<li>12-16%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a freemartin?\n<ul>\n<li>A female calf that is born as a twin with a male and is sterile as a result of exposure to hormones produced by the male<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The average estusestrus cycle length in cattle is?\n<ul>\n<li>21 days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the average temperature of cattle?\n<ul>\n<li>101.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diseases and Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>What might cause scratching, rubbing, loss of hair, and weight loss?\n<ul>\n<li>Lice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What disorder is characterized by gas distention in the rumen seen on the animal\u2019s left side?\n<ul>\n<li>Bloat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the cause of White Muscle Disease?\n<ul>\n<li>Lack of selenium and\/or vitamin E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a contagious skin disease of cattle?\n<ul>\n<li>Ringworm, warts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name a reproductive disease that causes abortions?\n<ul>\n<li>Leptospirosis, 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