Beef Quality Assurance Final Exam

Beef Quality Assurance Final Exam Having more and smaller pastures increases forage management flexibility. - ✔✔False Pesticide products applied to the land and animals should be closely monitored. Which approach should you use to optimize product use? - ✔✔Integrated Pest Management (IPM) A crowd pen can provide comfort to the animals as they are worked through an alleyway and chute. Never fill the crowd pen more than __________ full. - ✔✔2/3 You are working with a cow that has been in your herd for several years. Due to previous handling experiences, she is rather calm and tame. You could say her flight zone is small. - ✔✔True Gaps between the ramp and transportation vehicle create which of the following? - ✔✔Possibility of Injury Once cattle are loaded, it is the drivers responsibility to Ensure a successful delivery, including specific drop off locations, drop off times, head counts, and unloading instructions. At the same time, the owner is no longer responsible for the animals. - ✔✔False Mud accumulation on cattle should be monitored as it is a measure of pasture/pen condition. - ✔✔True Branding serves as a permanent identification method for animals. Brands should be placed before calves reach which age? - ✔✔Three Months You've recently purchased three newborn calves from your neighbor to foster on to animals in your heard that have lost their calves. You notice the newly purchased calves have scours, and begin to treat them immediately. Which record what do you use to record this treatment. - ✔✔Pesticide use record Expiration dates are irrelevant in animal vaccines. - ✔✔False You see an advertisement for a group of commercial cows for sale from a local ranch. You are interested in buying the group, but would like to assess their Body Condition Score (BCS) in person. The Body Condition Score is a useful method to determine the nutritional status of an animal by evaluating and estimating body ______ and ________ - ✔✔fat and muscling You are preparing to fence line wean your calves. The veterinarian suggested you use preconditioning techniques to minimize stress in the animals. When a producer fails to precondition, calves may experience which of the following? - ✔✔Decreased health and nutrition A herd health plan helps prevent infection and disease, thereby decreasing the need to use antibiotics and the potential for stress on cattle. Which of the following individuals can be most beneficial in helping a producer develop a herd health plan? - ✔✔Veterinarian Energy requirements vary depending on the frame size and condition of the animal, stage production, and environmental conditions. - ✔✔True You are administering a vaccination to an animal when the needle breaks the muscle After an immediate evaluation and a surgical recovery attempt by your veterinarian, you are not successful in locating the broken needle. Which