Week 2 Questions to Answer
1. Label the parts of the digestive system of the cow indicated.
2. What are the functions of the six parts of the digestive system?
3. What is the difference between starch and cellulose?
4. During digestion, where is gas produced? What is the gas?
Using the lecture information and the source uploaded to BB, answer the
following questions.
5. What is the difference between a heifer and a steer?
6. What is the difference between a heifer and a cow?
7. Why is it so important to meet the nutrient requirements of a cow when they
are being managed to reproduce?
8. Body Condition Score (BCS) is a method to determine the nutritional status of
cattle. What does the following BCS values mean?
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9. What happens to BCS when a cow is calving, and why?
10. When should supplemental food be provided to cattle?
11. Does over-feeding of pregnant cattle lead to a higher birth weight of the
calf?
12. What management strategy helps a newborn calf stay warm in cold
weather?
13. When is the nutrient requirement of bulls highest?
14. What happens to bulls if they do not have enough nutrition?
15. When is the most important time to provide minerals and nitrogen to bulls?
16. How do newborn calves get their protein and energy?