Advanced Quality Slaughter Cattle

The advanced quality grading system gives students a 50 percent chance of assigning the correct grade to a slaughter animal.

• True

• False

Fat thickness varies according to breed type.

• True

• False

The lower quarter area is especially useful in estimating USDA quality grade for dairy cattle.

• True

• False

The brisket area is a factor in “rounded” cattle.

• True

• False

The cheeks and jowl area is a factor in evaluation of only Brahman slaughter cattle.

• True

• False

Only _________ have round creases.

• Heifers

• Bulls

• Steers

• Brahmans

More _________ cattle will have less marbling.

• Passive

• Aggressive

• Passive-Aggressive

• Mellow

A low _________ may indicate a gentle disposition.

• Swirl

• Whorl

• Dewclaw

• Growl

The _________ on thinner cattle points down

• Swirl

• Left Eye

• Dewclaw

• Nose

Muscle thickness is inversely proportionate to quality _________.

• Yield

• Grade

• Taste

• Choice